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# General Information:
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Yahweh speaks to Jeremiah about the enemies of Babylon.
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# Arise against the land
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Yahweh is speaking to the enemies of Babylon. AT: "You enemies of Babylon, arise against the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Merathaim
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This is another name for Babylon. This is a name that means "double rebellion." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Pekod
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This is another name for the Chaldeans. This is a name that means "visitation." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Put them to the sword
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This refers to having a sword come down on people to kill them. AT: "Kill them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Put them to the sword
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Here the word "sword" represents war. Yahweh speaks of Babylon's enemies killing them in battle as if he were placing those people under the sword's power. AT: "Kill them in battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# set them apart for destruction
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This idiom means to destroy something completely. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 25:9](../25/07.md). AT: "Destroy them completely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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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 declares" or "this is what I, Yahweh, declare" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# The sounds of battle and enormous destruction are in the land
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These sounds are heard during battle and great destruction. They are spoken of in the present tense to indicate that this will certainly happen soon. AT: "The sounds of fierce battle and terrible destruction are going to happen soon in the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/declare]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]] |