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60 lines
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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues his message about the punishment coming to Judah.
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# General Information:
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The words "his" and "they" in these verses refer to the enemies of Judah.
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# The snorting of his stallions is heard from Dan
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This can be expressed in active form. AT: "The people of Dan hear the snorting of his stallions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# snorting
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a loud sound that a horse makes with its nose
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# stallions
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adult male horses
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# The whole earth shakes
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This is an exaggeration that is a metaphor for the people of Judah trembling with fear. AT: "All the people of the land shake with fear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# at the sound of the neighing of his strong horses
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"when they hear the sound of the enemy's strong horses"
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# neighing
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a sound that a horse makes
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# they will come and consume
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Here the word "consume" means to eat up. It is an idiom for how the enemies come and destroy the land and its inhabitants. AT: "they will come and destroy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# For see
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"Now pay attention"
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# I am sending out snakes among you, vipers that you cannot charm. They will bite you
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The snakes and vipers represent the enemy soldiers, and their bite represents the enemy attacks. AT: "I am sending out enemy soldiers among you, beyond your control. They will attack you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# vipers that you cannot charm
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To charm means to sing or make music in order to control snakes.
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# this is Yahweh's declaration
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/07.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/dan]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/horse]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/consume]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/send]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serpent]] |