Deuteronomy 30:11

This commandment, which I entrust to you today, is not high above you, nor has it been placed far away.

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In The King James Version

For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

In Context

10but only if you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep his precepts and ceremonies, which have been written in this law, and only if you return to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

12Nor is it in heaven, so that you would be able to say, ‘Which of us can ascend to heaven, so as to carry it back to us, and so that we may hear it and fulfill it in deed?’

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Cross References

Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth. I have not said to the offspring of Jacob, “Seek me in vain.” I am the Lord, who speaks justice, who announces what is right.

Colossians 1:26the mystery which had remained hidden to past ages and generations, but which now is manifested to his saints.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 30:2-11

Promises to the Penitent. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, 2 And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; 3 That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have… Read the whole commentary →

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