פירוש על דברים 31:17

והסתרתי פני AND I WILL HIDE MY FACE FROM THEM, as though I do not see their distress.

AND THEY WILL SAY IN THAT DAY: ARE NOT THESE EVILS COME UPON US BECAUSE OUR G-D IS NOT AMONG US? This is not a total confession like [the confession in the verse] And they shall confess their iniquity,³¹Leviticus 26:40. but it is a reflection and a regret. They will feel sorry for their iniquity and recognize that they are guilty.

ועזבתים, to the various nations who will overpower them.