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# the word of Yahweh came
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This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). AT: "Yahweh spoke this message" or "Yahweh spoke these words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# set your face toward the southern lands
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This is a command to stare at the southern lands as a symbol of punishing the people there. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 4:3](../04/01.md). AT: "Stare at the southern lands" or "Stare at the southern lands so that they will be harmed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# set your face
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Here "face" is a metonym for attention or gaze, and "set your face" represents staring. AT: "stare" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# The fiery flame will not be quenched
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "The fiery flame will not go out" or "No one will be able to quench the fiery flame" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# every face from the south to the north will be burned
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the fire will burn every face from the south to the north" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# every face from the south to the north
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Here the word "face" represents the person. By mentioning the opposite directions, Yahweh refers to everyone who lives in the north, in the south, and everywhere in between. AT: "every person who lives in that area" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/face]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/negev]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/declare]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devour]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/quench]] |