23 lines
786 B
Markdown
23 lines
786 B
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## Because of this ##
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The word "this" refers to the Lord's promise to force the false prophets out of Israel.
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## they led my people ##
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The word "they" refers to the false prophets in the land of Israel.
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## whitewash / whitewashing ##
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a white liquid mixture used for making surfaces (such as walls or fences) whiter.
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## downpour of rain...hailstones...windstorm ##
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These are all part of a very bad storm. God uses a storm to refer to the armies that will attack Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## hailstones ##
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balls of ice that sometimes falls from the sky during a rainstorm.
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## Have others not said to you ##
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Ezekiel asks this as a question to press for an answer. AT: "others have said to you" (See" [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]]) |