30:1
“When all these blessings and curses ...” There is an assumption that all the blessings and curses will come upon Israel. So Israel did enjoy a time of success, firstly under Joshua, then under David. However, the times of judgement were much longer, and more severe, these being under the Assyrians and Babylonians. So judgement would come, but that was not the end.
30:2
“And when you and your children ...”. This looks forward to a time when they would return to the Lord and obey Him. This would be done with all their heart and soul, so there will come a time when the greatest commandment is fulfilled. There were times of partial return to the Lord, though complete return has not yet happened. When the nation did repent their fortunes were restored.
30:3
The result of their returning to the Lord is that He would restore their fortunes, He would have compassion upon them, and He would gather them from the nations. This partially happened with the return from Babylon, but it was only partial. Notice that it is the Lord who would scatter them to the nations in the first place, and it is He who would restore them. The Lord acts.
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