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- 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: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy and en:ta:vol1: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."