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904 B
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21 lines
904 B
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These are Yahweh's words to the people of Israel.
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## know that I am Yahweh ##
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Possible meanings are 1) “understand who I, Yahweh, am” or 2) “understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God” or 3) "realize that I, Yahweh, have done this" (UDB).
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## when their dead are in your midst ##
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"when the bodies of those who have been killed by the enemy are among you"
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## under every flourishing tree and thick oak ##
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The word "flourishing" describes something that is healthy and growing. An oak is a type of large tree. It is described as "thick" because it is large and old.
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## stretch out my arm ##
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"strike them with my hand" (UDB). The word "arm" refers to God's power. AT: "cause them harm with my power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## Diblah ##
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Some early texts say Riblah. Riblah was the name of a city in the north. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]]) |