Deuteronomy 32 · Verse 36

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.
Deuteronomy 32:36, King James Version

Deuteronomy 32:36 in other translations

BSBFor 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.
WEBFor the LORD will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, that there is no one remaining, shut up or left at large.
ASVFor 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.
YLTFor 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.
DARBYFor Jehovah will judge his people, And shall repent in favour of his servants; When he seeth that power is gone, And there is none shut up or left.
BBEFor the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.
WebsterFor the LORD shall judge his people, and repent for his servants: when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.

What does Deuteronomy 32:36 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 The Lord shall judge his people - He has an absolute right over them as their Creator, and authority to punish them for their rebellions as their Sovereign; yet he will repent himself - he will change his manner of conduct towards them, when he seeth that their power is gone - when they are entirely subjugated by their adversaries, so that their political power is entirely destroyed; and there is none shut up or left - not one strong place untaken, and not one family left, all being carried into captivity, or scattered into strange lands. Or, he will do justice to his people, and avenge them of their adversaries; see Deu 32:35.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:26-38

The idolatry and rebellions of Israel deserved, and the justice of God seemed to demand, that they should be rooted out. But He spared Israel, and continues them still to be living witnesses of the truth of the Bible, and to silence unbelievers. They are preserved for wise and holy purposes and the prophecies give us some idea what those purposes are. The Lord will never disgrace the throne of his glory. It is great…

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Deuteronomy 32:36 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
יָדִ֤יןya.Dinhe will judgeH1777
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
עַמּ֔וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
עֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
יִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.Chamhe will have compassionH5162
כִּ֤יkiifH3588
יִרְאֶה֙yir.'Ehhe will seeH7200
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
אָ֣זְלַת'A.ze.latit has been used upH235
יָ֔דYadhandH3027
וְאֶ֖פֶסve.'E.fesand there notH657
עָצ֥וּר'a.Tzur[is] shut upH6113
וְעָזֽוּב\׃ve.'a.Zuvand freedH5800

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 32:36

  • Psalms 135:14

    For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

  • Psalms 106:45

    And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

  • 2 Kings 14:26

    For 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 2:18

    And 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.

  • Joel 2:14

    Who 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?

  • 1 Kings 14:10

    Therefore, 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.

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 30:1-3

    And 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, And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.

  • Amos 7:6

    The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God.

  • 1 Kings 21:21

    Behold, 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,

  • Judges 10:15-16

    And 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. And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  • Hebrews 10:30

    For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For the.
Ps 7:8; 50:4; 96:13; 135:14
repent.
Jud 2:18; 10:15,16; Ps 90:13; 106:45; Jer 31:20; Joe 2:14; Am 7:3,6
power. Heb. hand. none.
1Ki 14:10; 21:21; 2Ki 9:8; 14:26

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 32:35

    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.

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 32:37

    And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,

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Deuteronomy 32:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque Jehová juzgará á su pueblo, y por amor de sus siervos se arrepentirá, cuando viere que la fuerza pereció, y que no hay guardado, mas desamparado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car l’ Éternel jugera son peuple, et se repentira en faveur de ses serviteurs, quand il verra que la force s’en est allée, et qu’il n’y a plus personne, homme lié ou homme libre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn Jehova wird sein Volk richten, und er wird sichs gereuen lassen über seine Knechte, wenn er sehen wird, daß geschwunden die Kraft, und der Gebundene und der Freie dahin ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Judicabit Dominus populum suum, et in servis suis miserebitur: videbit quod infirmata sit manus, et clausi quoque defecerunt, residuique consumpti sunt.