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# stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria, and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab
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The words "measuring line" and "plumb line" are metaphors for the standards Yahweh uses to judge people. AT: "judge Jerusalem using the same measure I used when I judged Samaria and the house of Ahab" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# against Samaria
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Samaria is the capital city and it represents all the people of the kingdom of Israel. AT: "against the people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# plumb line
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a tool made of a heavy weight and a thin rope used to show if a wall is straight
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# the house of Ahab
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Here "house" represents family. AT: "the family of Ahab" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I will throw off
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"I will abandon" or "I will reject"
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# give them into the hand of their enemies
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Here the "hand" of the enemies refers to their enemies' control. AT: "let their enemies defeat them and take over their land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ahab]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inherit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]] |