en_tn/jer/23/03.md

730 B

General Information:

Yahweh continues to speak about the people of Israel as if they were his sheep and the leaders of Israel as if they were his shepherds. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

to a grazing place

Yahweh refers to the land of Israel as if it were good pasture for his people. This good pasture is a metonym for provision for their needs. AT: "to good pasture" or "to where all their needs will be supplied" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

they will be fruitful and increase

The word "increase" explains how they will be "fruitful." AT: "they will increase greatly in number" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)