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824 B
824 B
as you would call the people to a feast day
"as if they were coming to a feast." This speaks of how Yahweh summoned his enemies as if he were inviting them to a feast. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
my terrors
Here the people the author fears are referred to as his "terrors." Alternate translation: "the attackers I was afraid of" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
on every side
This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "to attack from every direction" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
on the day of the anger of Yahweh
Here "day" is used as an idiom that refers to a general period of time. Alternate translation: "at the time when Yahweh acted in his anger" or "during the time that Yahweh displayed his anger" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)