## Behold ##

This can be translated as “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”

## I will raise up many nations against you like the sea raises its waves ##

Here the word "nations" refers to their armies. AT: "I will gather an army from the nations that is as great and powerful as the waves in the raging sea." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## tower ##

a tall building used to watch for enemies or to hide in

## I will sweep her dust away and make her like a bare rock ##

AT: "I will cause the army to completely destroy the city, and they will leave nothing there so that it will be like a rock with nothing on it."