John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 1. And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee , etc.] Declared, pronounced, foretold, and prophesied of in the three preceding chapters, especially in ( Deuteronomy 28:1-68); the blessing and the curse which I have set before thee ; the blessings promised to those that pay a regard to the will of God and obey his voice, and curses threatened to the (see Deuteronomy 28:1-20); and thou shall call [them] to mind among all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee ; recollect the promises and the threatenings, and observe the exact accomplishment of them in their captivities, and especially in this their last and present captivity.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-10 - In this chapter is a plain intimation of the mercy God has in store for Israel in the latter days. This passage refers to the propheti warnings of the last two chapters, which have been mainly fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, and in their dispersion to the present day; and there can be no doubt that the prophetic promis contained in these verses yet remain to come to pass. The Jewish natio shall in some future period, perhaps not very distant, be converted to the faith of Christ; and, many think, again settled in the land of Canaan. The language here used is in a great measure absolute promises not merely a conditional engagement, but declaring an event assuredl to take place. For the Lord himself here engages to "circumcise their hearts;" and when regenerating grace has removed corrupt nature, an Divine love has supplanted the love of sin, they certainly wil reflect, repent, return to God, and obey him; and he will rejoice in doing them good. The change that will be wrought upon them will not be only outward, or consisting in mere opinions; it will reach to their souls. It will produce in them an utter hatred of all sin, and fervent love to God, as their reconciled God in Christ Jesus; they wil love him with all their hearts, and with all their soul. They are very far from this state of mind at present, but so were the murderers of the Lord Jesus, on the day of Pentecost; who yet in one hour wer converted unto God. So shall it be in the day of God's power; a natio shall be born in a day; the Lord will hasten it in his time. As conditional promise this passage belongs to all persons and all people not to Israel only; it assures us that the greatest sinners, if the repent and are converted, shall have their sins pardoned, and be restored to God's favour.
Original Hebrew והיה1961 כי3588 יבאו935 עליך5921 כל3605 הדברים1697 האלה428 הברכה1293 והקללה7045 אשׁר834 נתתי5414 לפניך6440 והשׁבת7725 אל413 לבבך3824 בכל3605 הגוים1471 אשׁר834 הדיחך5080 יהוה3068 אלהיך430 שׁמה׃8033
