Ulangan 32:36

32:36 The Lord will judge his people,

and will change his plans concerning ¹  his servants;

when he sees that their power has disappeared,

and that no one is left, whether confined or set free.

Ulangan 32:2

32:2 My teaching will drop like the rain,

my sayings will drip like the dew, ² 

as rain drops upon the grass,

and showers upon new growth.

1 Raja-raja 9:8-9

9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; ³  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, ⁴  saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’ 9:9 Others will then answer, ⁵  ‘Because they abandoned the Lord their God, who led their ancestors ⁶  out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. ⁷  That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster down on them.’”

[32:36]  ¹ 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.

[32:2]  ² tn Or “mist,” “light drizzle.” In some contexts the term appears to refer to light rain, rather than dew.

[9:8]  ³ tn Heb “and this house will be high [or elevated].” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

[9:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.

[9:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they will say.”

[9:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “fathers.”

[9:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they took hold of other gods and bowed down to them and served them.”