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# The ones who flee
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This refers to the people who were able to run away during the destruction of Moab.
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# will stand in the shadow of Heshbon
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Here "in the shadow" represents protection or shelter. Alternate translation: "will hide in Heshbon for protection" or "will go to Heshbon for shelter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# for fire will go out from Heshbon, flame from the middle of Sihon
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These two phrases have similar meanings and emphasize that Moab's destruction will begin and spread out from Heshbon, where King Sihon once lived. Alternate translation: because a fire will burn in Heshbon, which is the city where King Sihon lived long ago (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Heshbon
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Translate the name of this city as you did in [Jeremiah 48:2](../48/02.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Sihon
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This is the name of an Amorite king who once ruled over Heshbon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# It will devour the forehead of Moab and the top of the heads of the boastful people
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Here "forehead" and "top of the heads" represent the people of Moab as a whole. Alternate translation: "It will burn up all the people in Moab who noisily boasted very much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# forehead
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the part of the face that is above the eyes, but below the hairline
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