32:28 They are a nation devoid of wisdom,
and there is no understanding among them.
32:37 He will say, “Where are their gods,
the rock in whom they sought security,
1 tn Heb “your inheritance.” See note at v. 26.
2 tn Heb “an outstretched arm.”
3 sn Gudgodah. This is probably the same as Haggidgad, which is also associated with Jotbathah (Num 33:33).
4 sn Jotbathah. This place, whose Hebrew name can be translated “place of wadis,” is possibly modern Ain Tabah, just north of Eilat, or Tabah, 6.5 mi (11 km) south of Eilat on the west shore of the Gulf of Aqaba.
5 tc The MT reads the Niphal (passive) for expected Qal (“you [plural] must not eat”); cf. Smr, LXX. However, the harder reading should stand.
6 tn The Hebrew text includes “to the people,” but this phrase has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
7 tn Heb “princes of hosts.”