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Yahweh has just reminded the people of Judah, as well as Egypt, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all people, that they will be punished.
Hear the word
"Hear the message"
house of Israel
Here the "house" of Israel represents the people of Israel. AT: "people of Israel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Do not learn the ways of the nations
"Do not act like the other nations act"
dismayed
worried or upset
by the signs in the heavens
"by strange things in the sky"
for the nations are dismayed by these
Here "the nations" refer to the people who live in them. This can be written in active form. AT: "for the people of the nations are afraid of the strange things they see in the sky" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)