KJV King James Version
For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that [their] power is gone, and [there is] none shut up, or left.
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Deuteronomy 32:36
For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that [their] power is gone, and [there is] none shut up, or left.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
WEB World English Bible
For Yahweh will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, There is none remaining, shut up or left at large.
ASV American Standard Version
For Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself for his servants; When he seeth that their power is gone, And there is none remaining, shut up or left at large.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants doth repent Himself. For He seeth—the going away of power, And none is restrained and left.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 32
33 Their wine [is] the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
34 [Is] not this laid up in store with me, [and] sealed up among my treasures?
35 To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that [their] power is gone, and [there is] none shut up, or left.
37 And he shall say, Where [are] their gods, [their] rock in whom they trusted,
38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, [and] drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, [and] be your protection.
39 See now that I, [even] I, [am] he, and [there is] no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand.
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כִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיָדִ֤יןH1777 · dinto judgeיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעַמּ֔וֹH5971 · ampeopleוְעַל־H5921 · aluponעֲבָדָ֖יוH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveיִתְנֶחָ֑םH5162 · na.chamto be sorry: comfortכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforיִרְאֶה֙H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeכִּי־H3588 · kiforאָ֣זְלַתH235 · a.zalbe goneיָ֔דH3027 · yadhandוְאֶ֖פֶסH657 · e.phesendעָצ֥וּרH6113 · a.tsarto restrainוְעָזֽוּב׃H5800 · a.zavto leave: forsake
Cross-references
Psalm 135:14For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.Psalm 106:45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.2 Kings 14:26For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, [that it was] very bitter: for [there was] not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.Judges 2:18And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.1 Kings 14:10Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, [and] him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.Deuteronomy 30:1-3And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call [them] to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,Psalm 7:8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity [that is] in me.1 Kings 21:21Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,Hebrews 10:30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.Joel 2:14Who knoweth [if] he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; [even] a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?Jeremiah 31:20[Is] Ephraim my dear son? [is he] a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.Amos 7:3The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.Psalm 90:13Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.Amos 7:6The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.2 Kings 9:8For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:Psalm 96:13Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.Psalm 50:4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.Judges 10:15-16And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
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