“A nd many evils and troubles will befall them and they will say on that day ‘Is it not because our G-d is no longer among us that these evils have befallen us?’ ” (Devarim 31:17)
The beginning of the pasuk says that “evils and troubles” will befall Bnei Yisrael but it finishes with just “evils.”
Evils and troubles are clearly two separate things. “Evil” refers to an event that hurts a person while “troubles” encapsulate situations that cause emotional pain.
When caught in a hard situation a person suffers from physical pain. Yet if he’s also upset at the situation this causes him additional emotional distress. (Rav Shach Meirosh Amanah)
