## King Nebuchadnezzar sent ## AT: "Nebuchadnezzar sent his messengers with" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) ## all peoples, nations, and languages ## "all peoples of every nation and language" ## who lived on the earth ## Often kings will generate how wide their kingdom is. Nebuchadnezzar did though rule over most of the known world at time this book was written. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]]) ## May your peace increase ## This is a common greeting. ## signs and wonders ## Both of these words have the same meaning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]]) ## How great are his signs, and how mighty are his wonders! ## Both of these phrases have the same meaning and are used to emphasize how great God's signs and wonders are. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]) ## His kingdom is ... generation to generation ## Both of these phrases have the same meaning and are repeated to emphasize how God's reign is forever. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])