1.3 KiB
General Information:
Yahweh speaks to the people of Babylon.
How the hammer of all the lands has been cut apart and destroyed
The army of Babylon is spoken of as if it were a hammer. The destruction of this army is spoken of as if the hammer was to be cut up and destroyed. This can be stated as a simile. AT: "The mighty army of Babylon that conquered all the nations is like a hammer that will be broken into pieces and destroyed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
How Babylon has become a destroyed place among the nations
Babylon was a nation like the other nations, but it will become a complete ruin, totally destroyed.
I have set a trap for you and you were taken
The destruction of Babylon is spoken of as if Yahweh had caught them in a trap like an animal. AT: "I set a trap and caught you in it as a hunter catches an animal" or "You people of Babylon, I have set a trap for you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
you were taken ... You were found and captured
This can be stated in active form. AT: "I have captured you ... I found you and captured you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)