Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 11:17 
Context11:17 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 29:23
Context29:23 The whole land will be covered with brimstone, salt, and burning debris; it will not be planted nor will it sprout or produce grass. It will resemble the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his intense anger. 5
Deuteronomy 31:17
Context31:17 At that time 6 my anger will erupt against them 7 and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome 8 them 9 so that they 10 will say at that time, ‘Have not these disasters 11 overcome us 12 because our 13 God is not among us 14 ?’
Deuteronomy 31:29
Context31:29 For I know that after I die you will totally 15 corrupt yourselves and turn away from the path I have commanded you to walk. Disaster will confront you in the days to come because you will act wickedly 16 before the Lord, inciting him to anger because of your actions.” 17
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
5 tn Heb “the anger and the wrath.” This construction is a hendiadys intended to intensify the emotion.
6 tn Heb “on that day.” This same expression also appears later in the verse and in v. 18.
7 tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.
8 tn Heb “find,” “encounter.”
9 tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.
10 tn Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.
11 tn Heb “evils.”
12 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.
13 tn Heb “my.”
14 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.
15 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “totally.”
16 tn Heb “do the evil.”
17 tn Heb “the work of your hands.”
