## Why do you prophesy and say ##

Zekekiah uses a question to rebuke Jeremiah. AT: "It is wrong for you to continue prophesying and saying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it ##

Here "hand" refers to power or control. AT: "to the king of Babylon, and his army will capture it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## for he has indeed been given ##

AT: "for I have indeed given him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## His mouth will speak to the king’s mouth, and his eyes will see the king’s eyes ##

AT: "Zedekiah himself will see and directly speak with Nebuchadnezzar" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## this is Yahweh’s declaration ##

See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:7](../01/07.md).

## you fought ##

Here "you" is plural and refers to the people in Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])