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34 “Is this not stored up with me?” says the Lord,[a]
“Is it not sealed up in my storehouses?
35 I will get revenge and pay them back
at the time their foot slips;
for the day of their disaster is near,
and the impending judgment[b] is rushing upon them!”
36 The Lord will judge his people,
and will change his plans concerning[c] his servants;
when he sees that their power has disappeared,
and that no one is left, whether confined or set free.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:34 tn Verses 34-35 appear to be a quotation of the Lord and so the introductory phrase “says the Lord” is supplied in the translation.
  2. Deuteronomy 32:35 tn Heb “prepared things,” “impending things.” See BDB 800 s.v. עָתִיד.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:36 tn The translation understands the verb in the sense of “be grieved, relent” (cf. HALOT 689 s.v. נחם hitp 2); cf. KJV, ASV “repent himself”; NLT “will change his mind.” Another option is to translate “will show compassion to” (see BDB 637 s.v. נחם); cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV.

34 “Have I not kept this in reserve
    and sealed it in my vaults?(A)
35 It is mine to avenge;(B) I will repay.(C)
    In due time their foot will slip;(D)
their day of disaster is near
    and their doom rushes upon them.(E)

36 The Lord will vindicate his people(F)
    and relent(G) concerning his servants(H)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave(I) or free.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader