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- See - "Understand this" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
- the sword will devour your young lions. - "your soldiers will die violent deaths" (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- the sword - "soldiers with swords" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
- devour - "eat all of"
- your young lions - "your best young men"
- I will cut off your prey from your land - The word "prey" refers to the nations Nineveh steals resources and treasure from. This means that Yahweh will destroy Nineveh's ability to steal from other nations. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)