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27 lines
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## And you ##
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"You" refers to the people of Israel.
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## the pit where there is no water ##
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This pit represents the exile. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Return to the stronghold ##
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AT: "Come back to your nation where you will be safe"
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## prisoners of hope ##
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This expression refers to the Israelites in exile who were still trusting in God to rescue them.
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## bent Judah as my bow ##
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The people of Judah are referred to as if they were a bow carried by God into battle. AT: "I will use the people of Judah to fight against the people of Greece" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## filled my quiver with Ephraim ##
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The people of Israel, the northern kingdom, are referred to as if they were arrows that God would shoot at his enemies. A quiver is a bag that holds a soldier's arrows. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## I have roused your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece ##
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God is speaking to the people of two different nations at the same time. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) |