1.2 KiB
General Information:
Yahweh is talking about Judah and Israel.
So I will be like a lion to Ephraim
Yahweh is going to pursue and attack Ephraim like a lion. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
like a young lion to the house of Judah
Yahweh is going to treat Judah in a similar way. Yahweh is showing his displeasure with both the northern and the southern kingdoms. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
I, even I
Yahweh is emphasizing that he is the one that is bringing judgment on all of his people.
will tear
As a lion tears apart the animal it is eating, so Yahweh will tear his people away from their homes and country. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
I will go and return to my place
Yahweh will leave his rebellious people.
seek my face
Try to come into God's presence by means of worship and sacrifice. AT: "ask me to pay attention to them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)