Deu 31:17 | NET2full | 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 ^{▼▼tn Heb “on that day.” This same expression also appears later in the verse and in v. 18.} my anger will erupt against them, ^{▼▼tn 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 ^{▼▼tn Heb “find,” “encounter.”} them ^{▼▼tn 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 ^{▼▼tn 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 ^{▼▼tn Heb “evils.”} overcome us ^{▼▼tn 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 ^{▼▼tn Heb “my.”} God is not among us ^{▼▼tn 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.} ?’