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# General Information:
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This continues the prophecy about the people of Moab. God describes events that will happen in the future as if it is happening in the present. (See: [Isaiah 15:1-2](../15/01.md))
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# We have heard of Moab's pride, his arrogance, his boasting, and his anger
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The words "Moab's" and "his" refer to the people of Moab. AT: "We have heard that the people of Moab are proud and arrogant, boastful and angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# We have heard
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Possible meanings are that 1) Isaiah is speaking and "We" refers to him and the people of Judah, or 2) God is speaking and "We" refers to God.
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# But his boastings are empty words
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"But what they say about themselves means nothing" or "But what they boast about is not true"
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# So Moab wails for Moab—they all wail
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"Moab" represents the people of Moab. "So all the people of Moab will cry out loud over what has happened to their cities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth
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"because there are no raisin cakes in Kir Hareseth"
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# raisin cakes
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The Hebrew word used here means either "raisin cakes" or "men."
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# Kir Hareseth
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"Kir Hareseth" is the name of a city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/moab]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proud]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/arrogant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/boast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry]] |