Deuteronomy 4:29

The verse promises that no distance and no failure puts God out of reach for the person who turns and seeks Him with everything they have. Moses has just warned that disobedience could scatter Israel among the nations -- yet here, in the very next breath, he opens a door of return. "From thence" means from that place of exile and consequence; the search can begin wherever a person finds themselves, however far they feel from home. The God of the covenant does not retreat when His people stray; He waits to be found.

Notice the condition and the promise held together: "thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul." This is not a casual glance toward heaven but a turning of the whole person -- inner desire and active life aligned in one direction. The doubling of "heart" and "soul" stresses sincerity over ritual. The encouragement is staggering: the seeking is never one-sided, for the One sought is already inclined to be found. Where there is honest, undivided desire for God, the outcome is sure.