en_tn/zec/12/04.md

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# General Information:
These verses continue telling about the coming attack against Jerusalem and how God will rescue the city.
# On that day
"At the time when the armies attack Jerusalem"
# this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Zechariah 1:4](../01/04.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
# I will look with favor on the house of Judah
The phrase "look with favor on" is an idiom. AT: "I will show favor to the house of Judah" or "I will protect the house of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# the house of Judah
Here "house" represents people. AT: "the people of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# say in their hearts
Here "hearts" represents a person's mind. AT: "think to themselves" or "say to themselves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# are our strength
The abstract noun "strength" can be stated as "strong" or "encourage." AT: "make us strong" or "encourage us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
# Yahweh of hosts, their God
"Yahweh of hosts, the God they worship"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]