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## the enemy will come flying like an eagle, spreading out his wings ##
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These phrases compare how a powerful army will descend on Moab and conquer it to the way an eagle swoops down to capture its prey. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## Kerioth ##
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a city in Moab. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## Kerioth has been captured, and its strongholds have been seized ##
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"The enemy has captured Kerioth and seized its strongholds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## in that day the hearts of Moab's soldiers ...women in labor ##
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This phrase compares the fear that will overwhelm the soldiers of Moab to the fear a woman may feel when she is about to give birth to her child. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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