## What does this frankincense going up from Sheba mean to me? Or these sweet smells from a distant land? ##

AT: "I do not want frankincense from Sheba or the good smelling oil from a land far away." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## these sweet smells ##

This sweet smells were used to worship God at the temple.

## are not acceptable to me ##

"do not please me" or "do not make me happy"

## See ##

The word “See” here adds emphasis to what follows. AT: “Indeed”

## I am about to place a stumbling block against this people ##

"I am about to put obstacles in front of this people." Yahweh describes the difficulties that he will give to the people of Israel as "stumbling blocks." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## stumbling blocks ##

difficulties

## over it ##

"over them"

## fathers and sons together ##

AT: "fathers and sons with both stumble." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

## Inhabitants and their neighbors ##

"Neighbors and their friends"

## been stirred up to come from a distant land ##

"has become active in order to come from places far to the north"