Deuteronomy 32:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For, or, nevertheless, or, but yet, as the particle chi is sometimes used, as Job 5:7 Isaiah 9:1, Isaiah 49:25. Having spoken of the dreadful calamity which would come upon his people, he now turns his discourse into a more comfortable strain, according to the usual method of the prophets, and here begins to show that after God had humbled and sorely chastised his people, yet at last he would have mercy upon them, and turn their captivity, as it here follows. Shall judge his people, i.e. shall plead their cause, shall protect and deliver them, as that phrase is oft used. See Psalms 7:8, Psalms 10:18 Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 11:4 Jeremiah 5:28, Jeremiah 22:16. Repent himself for his servants, i.e. repent of the evils he hath brought upon them, will change his course and carriage towards them. None shut up, or left: none shut up, either in their strong cities or castles, or other hiding-places, or in the enemy's hands or prisons, whence there might be some hope or possibility of redemption; and none left, as the poor and contemptible people are neglected and usually left by the conquerors in the conquered land, as 2 Kings 25:12, but all seem to be cut off; and the people quite destroyed. So this phrase is used 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 21:21 2 Kings 9:8, 2 Kings 14:26.