en_tn/jer/04/07.md

# A lion is coming

God speaks of a powerful army as if it were a fierce lion. AT: "A powerful and merciless army approaches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# thicket

a set of bushes that grew closely together

# someone who will destroy nations

Here "someone" represents a king and his army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# is setting out

This idiom refers to starting to move. AT: "is starting to march" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# to bring horror to your land

This represents destroying the land, which would cause people who see it to be horrified. AT: "to destroy your land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# wrap yourself in sackcloth

People would wear sackcloth to show that they were very sad. In this context it would be to show that they were very sorry for the bad things they had done. AT: "put on the clothes that show you are mourning" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# wail

cry loudly

# For the force of Yahweh's anger has not turned away from us

Anger is spoken of as if it were a living thing that could turn away from people. Here "Yahweh's anger has not turned away from us" means that Yahweh is still very angry with the people. AT: "For Yahweh is still very angry with us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sackcloth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lament]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/turn]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# A lion is coming`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`God speaks of a powerful army as if it were a fierce lion. AT: "A powerful and merciless army approaches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# thicket`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`a set of bushes that grew closely together`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# someone who will destroy nations`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "someone" represents a king and his army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# is setting out`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This idiom refers to starting to move. AT: "is starting to march" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# to bring horror to your land`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This represents destroying the land, which would cause people who see it to be horrified. AT: "to destroy your land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# wrap yourself in sackcloth`

			`People would wear sackcloth to show that they were very sad. In this context it would be to show that they were very sorry for the bad things they had done. AT: "put on the clothes that show you are mourning" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])`

			`# wail`

			`cry loudly`

			`# For the force of Yahweh's anger has not turned away from us`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Anger is spoken of as if it were a living thing that could turn away from people. Here "Yahweh's anger has not turned away from us" means that Yahweh is still very angry with the people. AT: "For Yahweh is still very angry with us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sackcloth]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lament]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/turn]]`