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Ramban on Deuteronomy 31:17/רמב"ן על דברים ל״א:י״ז

אוְטַעַם וְאָמַר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא הֲלֹא עַל כִּי אֵין אֱלֹהַי בְּקִרְבִּי, אֵינֶנּוּ וִדּוּי גָּמוּר כְּעִנְיָן וְהִתְוַדּוּ אֶת עֲוֹנָם, אֲבָל הוּא הִרְהוּר וַחֲרָטָה שֶׁיִּתְחָרְטוּ עַל מַעֲלָם וְיַכִּירוּ כִּי אֲשֵׁמִים הֵם.
1AND 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,31 but it is a reflection and a regret. They will feel sorry for their iniquity and recognize that they are guilty.