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711 B
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13 lines
711 B
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# because your arrogance has reached my ears
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"Ears" are metonymy for listening or hearing. AT: "because I have heard your proud words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I will put my hook in your nose, and my bit in your mouth
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A "hook" and a "bit" (to control a horse) are metaphors for Yahweh's control of Sennacherib. AT: "I will lead you like an animal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I will turn you back the way you came
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That Sennacherib will return home before he can conquer Jerusalem can be stated clearly. AT: "I will make you return to your own country the same way you came, without conquering Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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