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853 B
853 B
These are Yahweh's words about Israel.
They have blown the trumpet
"They have blown the trumpet to call people to fight against the enemy"
A sword is on the outside
A sword represents battle or war. Alternate translation: "There is fighting outside." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
plague and famine are inside the building
The building probably refers to the city.
while famine and plague will consume those in the city
Here the word "consume" means "totally destroy." Alternate translation: "and most of the people in the city will die from hunger and sickness." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Like doves of the valleys, all of them will moan
Doves make a low-pitched noise that sounds like a moan. A moan is the sound a person makes when he has constant pain or deep sadness.