Deuteronomy 11:17

11:17 Then the anger of the Lord will erupt ¹  against you and he will close up the sky ²  so that it does not rain. The land will not yield its produce, and you will soon be removed ³  from the good land that the Lord ⁴  is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 31:17

31:17 At that time ⁵  my anger will erupt against them ⁶  and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome ⁷  them ⁸  so that they ⁹  will say at that time, ‘Have not these disasters ¹⁰  overcome us ¹¹  because our ¹²  God is not among us ¹³ ?’

¹ tn Heb “will become hot”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “will be kindled”; NAB “will flare up”; NIV, NLT “will burn.”

² tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

³ tn Or “be destroyed”; NAB, NIV “will soon perish.”

⁴ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 11:4.

⁵ tn Heb “on that day.” This same expression also appears later in the verse and in v. 18.

⁶ tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

⁷ tn Heb “find,” “encounter.”

⁸ tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

⁹ tn Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹⁰ tn Heb “evils.”

¹¹ 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.

¹² tn Heb “my.”

¹³ 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.