en_tn/mic/07/16.md

The nations

The word "nations" is a metonym for the people who live in many nations. AT: "The people of the nations nearby" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

They will put their hands on their mouths

They do this to show that they are ashamed of what they have done. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

their ears will be deaf

This is an idiom. Nothing anyone says will have any effect on them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)