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this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Zechariah 1:4. AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
See!
"Listen!" or "Pay attention!"
I myself
The word "myself" is used to emphasize that it is Yahweh who will do these things. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns)
turn over every person into the hand of his neighbor and into the hand of his king
Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "allow the people to harm each other and the king will oppress them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
none of them will I deliver them from their hand
Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "I will not save them from those who are harming them" or "I will not rescue them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)