Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:3
That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
3. turn thy captivity ] The Heb. phrase can hardly mean this, for the return from captivity comes later in this passage, in Deu 30:4, and such a sense is impossible in Job 42:10. Render turn thy fortune. So Amo 9:14, Hos 6:11, Eze 16:53; Eze 16:55, and frequently in Jer.
have compassion upon thee ] Deu 13:17.
gather thee ] So frequently in Jer. and Ezek.
scattered thee ] Deu 28:64.
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Verse 3. Gather thee from all the nations] This must refer to a more extensive captivity than that which they suffered in Babylon.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Turn thy captivity, i.e. bring back thy captives, as captivity is taken, Psa 14:7; Eph 4:8. Gather thee, i.e. thy children; either spiritually such, as it is explained Joh 11:51,52; or literally such, as it is promised Ro 11.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion on thee,…. Return them from their captivity, or bring them out of it, both in a temporal and spiritual sense; free them from their present exile, and deliver them from the bondage of sin, Satan, and the law; and all this as the effect of his grace and mercy towards them, and compassion on them; see Jer 30:18; The Targum of Jonathan is,
“his Word shall receive with good will your repentance;”
it being cordial and unfeigned, and fruits meet for it brought forth:
and will return and gather thee from all the nations whither the Lord thy God scattered thee; or, “will again gather thee” k; as he had gathered them out of all places where they had been scattered, on their return from the Babylonish captivity; so will he again gather them from all the nations of the earth, east, west, north, and south, where they are now dispersed; when they shall turn to the Lord, and seek David their King, the true Messiah. Maimonides l understands this passage of their present captivity, and deliverance from it by the Messiah.
k , Sept. “et rursum congregabit te”, V. L. “et iterum colliget te”, Piscator. l Hilchot Melachim, c. 11. sect. 1.
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(3) The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity.The word turn is not active as we should expect (in the Hebrew), but neuter, and upon this fact the Rabbis have grounded the following observation that in some way the Shechinah is abiding upon Israel during the stress of their captivity, and whensoever they are redeemed, He has prescribed Redemption for Himself, that He will return with them. And further, that the day of the gathering of the captivity is great, and attended with difficulty; as though He Himself must be there to take hold visibly of the hand of each man, and bring him from his place, as it is said, And ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel (Isa. 27:12). But it is observed that the same form of the verb is employed in Jeremiah with respect to Moab (Jer. 48:47). This note at least shows that the Jews look for the fulfilment of this prophecy as a thing yet to come.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
3. Will turn thy captivity Will put an end to their distress. Comp. Job 40:10; Jer 30:8; Eze 16:53; Psa 14:7. These promises had a partial fulfilment in the history of Israel restored after the captivity. Their true significance is to be seen in connexion with the promises to Abraham, in whom all the families of the earth are blessed.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Deu 30:3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
Ver. 3. That then the Lord thy God. ] Conversio Iudaeorum magnifice hic promittitur, saith one. Here is a stately promise of the conversion of the Jews, concerning which, See Trapp on “ Rom 11:25 “ &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
turn thy captivity. Figure of speech Paronomasia. Hebrew veshab. eth-shebuthka. Compare Amo 9:14, Amo 9:15. Jer 30:3. Idiom for relief from any trouble. Compare Job 42:10.
nations = peoples.
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turn thy captivity
The Palestinian Covenant gives the conditions under which Israel entered the land of promise. It is important to see that the nation has never as yet taken the land under the unconditional Abrahamic Covenant, nor has it ever possessed the whole land (cf. Gen 15:18; Num 34:1-12. The Palestinian Covenant is in seven parts.
(1) Dispersion for disobedience, Deu 30:1; Deu 28:63-68 (See Scofield “Gen 15:18”)
(2) The future repentance of Israel while in the dispersion, Deu 30:2.
(3) The return of the Lord, Deu 30:3; Amo 9:9-14; Act 15:14-17.
(4) Restoration to the land, Deu 30:5; Isa 11:11; Isa 11:12; Jer 23:3-8; Eze 37:21-25
(5) National conversion, Deu 30:6; Rom 11:26; Rom 11:27; Hos 2:14-16
(6) The judgment of Israel’s oppressors, Deu 30:7; Isa 14:1; Isa 14:2; Joe 3:1-8; Mat 25:31-46
(7) National prosperity, Deu 30:9; Amo 9:11-14
For Another Point of View: See Topic 301242
See, for the other seven covenants:
EDENIC (See Scofield “Gen 1:28”) ADAMIC See Scofield “Gen 3:15” ABRAHAMIC See Scofield “Gen 15:18” NOAHIC See Scofield “Gen 9:1” MOSAIC See Scofield “Exo 19:25” DAVIDIC See Scofield “2Sa 7:16” NEW See Scofield “Heb 8:8”
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then the: Psa 106:45-47, Psa 126:1-4, Isa 56:8, Jer 29:14, Jer 31:10, Lam 3:22, Lam 3:32, Rom 11:23, Rom 11:26, Rom 11:31
gather thee: This seems to refer to a more extensive captivity than that which the Jews suffered in Babylon. Ezr 1:1-4, Psa 147:2, Jer 32:37-44, Eze 34:12, Eze 34:13, Eze 36:24, Zec 8:7, Zec 8:8
Reciprocal: Gen 18:14 – I will Est 3:8 – scattered abroad Job 42:10 – turned Psa 59:11 – scatter Isa 11:11 – set his hand Isa 14:1 – set Isa 27:12 – ye shall be Isa 43:5 – I will Isa 54:7 – with Jer 12:14 – and pluck Jer 12:15 – after Jer 16:15 – that brought Jer 23:3 – General Jer 30:3 – that I Eze 11:16 – Thus saith Eze 28:25 – When Eze 37:21 – General Eze 39:28 – and have Hos 2:15 – I will Joe 3:1 – when Mic 7:19 – turn Jam 1:1 – scattered
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Deu 30:3. The Lord will turn thy captivity That is, will bring back thy captives, as the following words imply. Indeed, captivity is often put for captives, Psa 14:7; and Psa 68:18; Jdg 5:12. This was fulfilled in part when they returned from Babylon, and will be more completely fulfilled when they shall turn from ungodliness, and believe with their heart unto righteousness in Jesus of Nazareth, as the Son of God, and true Messiah; but surely not before; for as they were cast out of their own land for rejecting him, it is not to be supposed that they will be restored to it till they receive him. Nor is there any intimation in any part of Scripture that they shall. Their repentance and reformation must precede their obtaining this mercy: see Rom 11:26. Thus Moses here, When thou shalt return unto the Lord with all thy heart and all thy soul, then the Lord will have compassion upon thee, and gather thee from all the nations, &c. Till then any efforts that may be used to re-establish them in Canaan will prove ineffectual.