Deuteronomy 30:4

Verse

Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there.

American Standard Version (1901)

If any of thine outcasts be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will Jehovah thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

Bible in Basic English

Even if those who have been forced out are living in the farthest part of heaven, the Lord your God will go in search of you, and take you back;

Douay-Rheims 1899

If thou be driven as far as the poles of heaven, the Lord thy God will fetch thee back from thence,

Free Bible Version

Even if you were exiled to the ends of the earth, will gather you from there and bring you back.

Geneva Bible 1599

Though thou werest cast vnto the vtmost part of heauen, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence wil he take thee,

King James (Authorized) Version

If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

One Unity Resource Bible

If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of the heavens, from there Adonai your God will gather you, and from there he will bring you back.

Translation for Translators

Even if you have been scattered to the most distant places on the earth, Yahweh our God will gather you from there and bring you back to your land.

Unlocked Literal Bible

If any of your exiled people are in the farthest places under the heavens, from there Yahweh your God will gather you, and from there he will bring you.

Noah Webster Bible

If any of thine shall be driven out to the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he bring thee:

World English Bible

If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of the heavens, from there Yahweh your God will gather you, and from there he will bring you back.

Young's Literal Translation

'If thine outcast is in the extremity of the heavens, thence doth Jehovah thy God gather thee, and thence He doth take thee;

Context

The Promise of Restoration

³then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. ⁴Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there.

Summary

In this verse, Moses reassures the Israelites that even if they have been scattered to the farthest parts of the world, God will gather them back to Himself. This promise reflects God's faithfulness and His commitment to His chosen people, regardless of their circumstances. It serves as a message of hope and restoration, emphasizing that God's love and sovereignty extend beyond geographical boundaries. The verse also points to the future redemption and regathering of Israel, a theme that finds fulfillment in the spiritual restoration through Jesus Christ.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven,.... As many of them are in this remote island of ours, Great Britain, reckoned formerly the uttermost part of the earth, as Thule, supposed to be Schetland, an isle belonging to Scotland, is said to be (m); See Gill on Deu 28:49; and as some of them are thought to be in America, which Manasseh Ben Israel (n) had a firm belief of: from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee; whose eye is omniscient, and reaches every part of the world; and whose arm is omnipotent, and none can stay it, or turn it back. The Targum of Jonathan is,"from thence will he bring you near by the hands of the King Messiah.'' (m) "Ultima Thule", Virgil. Georgic. l. 1. v. 30. Seneca Medea, Act 2. in fine. (n) Spes Israelis, sect. 38.