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# been made to stumble in their paths
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Yahweh speaks of a person's lifestyle as if it were a path along which he walks, and of living unfaithfully to him as if the person stumbled along the path. This can be stated in active form. AT: "this caused them to stumble in their paths" or "it is like they stumbled while walking on a path" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# they have left the ancient paths to walk lesser paths
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Yahweh speaks of a person's lifestyle as if it were a path along which he walks. Here, "the ancient paths" represents the way that Yahweh had told their ancestors to live and "lesser paths" represents living unfaithfully to Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# will become a horror
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The word "horror" may be translated with a verbal phrase. AT: "will become something that horrifies people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# an object of everlasting hissing
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The word "hissing" refers to a sound that shows strong disapproval and can be translated with a verbal phrase. AT: "an object at which people will always hiss"
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# passes by her
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Here the word "her" refers to "Their land."
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# I will scatter them before their enemies like an eastern wind
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Yahweh speaks of causing the people to flee before their enemies as if he were an eastern wind that scatters dust and debris. AT: "I will be like an eastern wind and scatter them before their enemies" or "I will scatter them before their enemies like an eastern wind scatters dust and debris" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# will scatter them
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Here the word "them" refers to "my people."
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# I will show them my back, and not my face
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"I will turn my back toward them, and not my face." Turning one's back towards someone is a symbolic action that represents rejection and turning one's face towards someone is a symbolic action that represents favor. AT: "I will reject them and not act favorably towards them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/idol]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/stumble]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/horror]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]] |