en_tn/isa/37/16.md

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you who sit above the cherubim

You may need to make explicit that the cherubim are those on the lid of the ark of the covenant. The biblical writers often spoke of the ark of the covenant as if it were Yahweh's footstool upon which he rested his feet as he sat on his throne in heaven above. AT: "you who sit on your throne above the cherubim on the ark of the covenant" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

you are God alone

"only you are God"

over all the kingdoms

This idiom means to have authority and to rule over all the kingdoms. AT: "have authority over all the kingdoms" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

You made the heavens and the earth

This means that he created everything. AT: "You made everything" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)