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798 B
Markdown
25 lines
798 B
Markdown
Yahweh continues to speak.
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## Thus says the Lord Yahweh ##
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"This is what the Lord Yahweh says" or "The Lord Yahweh says this." This sentence introduces what the Lord says.
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## This is Jerusalem ##
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The word "This" refers to the carving that represents Jerusalem (See: [Ezekiel 4:1](../04/01.md))
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## in the midst of the nations ##
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This refers to the privileged position that Jerusalem had compared to the other nations that were located nearby.
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## I have placed her ##
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Jerusalem is referred to as "her" and "she." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## other lands ##
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"the neighboring countries" or "the countries around her"
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## they have rejected my judgments ##
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"they have refused to obey my judgments." The word "they" refers to the people of Israel and Jerusalem. |