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Connecting Statement:
The writer continues describing the power of God's voice.
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf
Lebanon is spoken of as if it were a young calf. This emphasizes that when Yahweh speaks, the power of his voice shakes the ground. AT: "He makes the land of Lebanon shake like a calf skipping" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
skip
jump lightly back and forth
Sirion like a young ox
Sirion is spoken of as if it were a young ox. This emphasizes that when Yahweh speaks, the power of his voice shakes the ground. It may be helpful to add the missing words. AT: "he makes Sirion jump like a young ox" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
Sirion
This is a mountain in Lebanon. It is also called Mount Hermon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
The voice of Yahweh sends out flames of fire
All occurrences of "voice" here represent Yahweh speaking. AT: "When Yahweh speaks he causes lightning to flash in the sky" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
flames of fire
This refers to lightning.