Deu 31:17 | NETfull | STEP | At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, ‘Have not these disasters overcome us because our God is not among us ?’

Deuteronomy 31:17

17 At that time ^{▼▼ Heb “on that day.” This same expression also appears later in the verse and in v. 18.} my anger will erupt against them ^{▼▼ Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.} and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome ^{▼▼ Heb “find,” “encounter.”} them ^{▼▼ Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.} so that they ^{▼▼ Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.} will say at that time, ‘Have not these disasters ^{▼▼ Heb “evils.”} overcome us ^{▼▼ Heb “me.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “us,” which is necessary in any case in the translation because of contemporary English style.} because our ^{▼▼ Heb “my.”} God is not among us ^{▼▼ Heb “me.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “us,” which is necessary in any case in the translation because of contemporary English style.} ?’