en_tn/zec/12/06.md

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# General Information:
This verse continues telling about the coming attack against Jerusalem and how God will rescue the city.
# like firepots among wood ... standing grain
This simile means Yahweh will enable the leaders of Judah to be strong and able to lead the people to defeat their enemies. AT: "like firepots among stacked firewood ... unharvested stalks of grain standing in a field" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# firepots
clay pots in which ancient people often carried burning coals
# flaming torch
a wooden stick that is burning at one end which gives light as one travels or carries fire somewhere
# will consume all the surrounding peoples
Completely destroying the peoples is spoken of as if the people of Judah will "devour" them. AT: "will destroy the surrounding peoples" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# on their right and on their left
Here "right" and "left" represent every direction. AT: "in every direction" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
# Jerusalem will again live in her own place
Here "Jerusalem" represents the people who live there. AT: "The people of Jerusalem will again live in their own city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kingdomofjudah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/consume]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]