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## Why do you prophesy and say ##
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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]])
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## into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it ##
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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]])
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## for he has indeed been given ##
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AT: "for I have indeed given him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## His mouth will speak to the king’s mouth, and his eyes will see the king’s eyes ##
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AT: "Zedekiah himself will see and directly speak with Nebuchadnezzar" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## this is Yahweh’s declaration ##
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See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:7](../01/07.md).
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## you fought ##
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Here "you" is plural and refers to the people in Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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