Returning to the Lord
1 "When all these things happen to you — the blessings and curses I have set before you — and you come to your senses while you are in all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you, 30:1 Jr 23:12; Am 4:3; 9:4; Zph 3:182 and you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart and all your soul 30:2 Dt 4:29; 6:5; 10:12; 11:13; 13:4; 26:16; Jos 22:5; 23:14; 1Kg 2:4; 8:48; 2Kg 23:25; 2Ch 15:12; 34:31 by doing 30:2 Lit soul according to everything I am commanding you today, 3 then he will restore your fortunes, 30:3 Or will end your captivity, 30:3 Jr 29:14; Zph 2:7 have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you. 30:3 Lv 26:40–45; 1Kg 8:46–50; Jr 29:14; Ezk 16:53; Zph 3:204 Even if your exiles are at the farthest horizon, he will gather you and bring you back from there. 30:4 Neh 1:9