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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues to speak about Jerusalem as if the city were his unfaithful wife. The city represents the people who live there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# See!
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The word "see" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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# I will strike you with my hand
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Here "hand" represents power. Alternate translation: "I will use my power to strike you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# cut off your food
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Yahweh speaks of stopping the supply of food as if it were cutting off the food. Alternate translation: "stop your food supply" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I will hand your life over
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Here "life" represents the person. Alternate translation: "I will hand you over" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# the daughters of the Philistines
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Here Yahweh speaks of the cities of Philistia as if they were the daughters of the Philistines. The cities represent the people who live there. Alternate translation: "the Philistine people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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