What Does Deuteronomy 30:3 Mean?

“upon thee and will return”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

“That then the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“thy God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“thy captivity”

exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity

“and have compassion”

to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate

“upon thee and will return”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

“and gather”

to grasp, i.e., collect

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“thee from all the nations”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“hath scattered”

to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)

“That then the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“thy God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence