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General Information:
Isaiah continues speaking to the people of Israel about the evil they do using the metaphors of poisonous snakes and spider's webs.
They hatch eggs of a poisonous snake
Eggs of a poisonous snake hatch into more dangerous snakes. "Poisonous snakes" represents evil the people do that harms more and more. AT: "They make evil that spreads out to make more evil" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
weave a spider's web
This represents the deeds of the people that are useless. AT: "produce things and activities that are useless" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Whoever eats of their eggs dies, and if an egg is crushed, it hatches into a poisonous snake
Eating a poisonous egg will kill the one that eats it and represents self-destruction. Breaking the egg allows the young poisonous snake to hatch and represents spreading destruction. AT: "The activities they do will destroy them and will spread destruction to others" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
if an egg is crushed
This can be stated in active form. AT: "if someone crushes an egg" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Their webs cannot be used for garments, nor can they cover themselves with their works
This means their sinful deeds cannot be covered and hidden, just as a web cannot serve as clothing and cover someone. AT: "Their evil deeds will be exposed as useless" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Their webs cannot be used for garments
This can be stated in active form. AT: "They cannot clothe themselves with their webs" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
deeds of violence are in their hands
"Hands" represents the ability and power to do these things and therefore their responsibility. AT: "they are fully responsible for the violence they do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)