2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
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## Yet ##
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This continues the comparison of Nineveh and Thebes from [Nahum 3:8](./08.md). Possible meanings: "nevertheless" (See: UDB) or "even so"
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## Thebes ##
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the former capital of Egypt, which the Assyrians had conquered
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## she...her ##
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Thebes.
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## dashed in pieces ##
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The invaders killed the children of Thebes as easily as one breaks a clay pot. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## bound in chains ##
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put into slavery. AT: "became slaves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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