Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/07.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 25:6](./05.md). Possible meanings for the phrase "the work of your hands" are 1) it is a reference to the idols that the people have made with their hands. AT: "you have provoked me to harm you because of the idols that you have made with your hands" or 2) It is an idiom that refers to the actions of a person, with the word "hands" being a synecdoche that represents the person who does those actions. AT: "you have provoked me to harm you because of the things that you do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
# see
"Indeed." The word "see" here adds emphasis to what follows.
# bring them against this land
The idiom to "bring ... against this land" means that they will attack the people who live in the land. AT: "bring them to attack this land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# I will set them apart for destruction
The idiom "set ... apart for destruction" means to destroy something completely. AT: "I will destroy them completely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# I will turn them into a horror
The word "horror" may be translated with a verbal phrase. AT: "I will turn them into something that horrifies people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
The word "hissing" refers to a sound that shows strong disapproval and can be translated with a verbal phrase. AT: "an object at which people will hiss"
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