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720 B
Markdown
13 lines
720 B
Markdown
Yahweh continues speaking to the people of Babylon.
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## they will become like stubble; the fire will burn them up ##
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Yahweh compares the magicians and sorcerers to straw that burns quickly in a fire. This means they will be no help to the people of Babylon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## there are no coals here suitable for warming them nor no fire suitable to sit before ##
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Again, this means the magicians and sorcerers will burn up so quickly the fire will not help the people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## They will be for you nothing but toil ##
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"Those from whom you expected help will make more work for you." |