en_tn_lite_do_not_use/isa/16/08.md

# General Information:

This continues the prophecy about the people of Moab. God describes events that will happen in the future as if it happened in the past. (See: [Isaiah 15:1-2](../15/01.md))

# Heshbon

Translate the name of this city as you did in [Isaiah 15:4](../15/03.md).

# Sibmah ... Jazer

These are names of cities. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# The rulers of the nations have trampled the choice vines

The land of Moab was known for its vineyards. Here God describes the land of Moab as one large vineyard. This emphasizes that the rulers, which refers to the armies, completely destroyed everything in Moab. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vine]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This continues the prophecy about the people of Moab. God describes events that will happen in the future as if it happened in the past. (See: [Isaiah 15:1-2](../15/01.md))`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Heshbon`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Translate the name of this city as you did in [Isaiah 15:4](../15/03.md).`

			`# Sibmah ... Jazer`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`These are names of cities. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The rulers of the nations have trampled the choice vines`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`The land of Moab was known for its vineyards. Here God describes the land of Moab as one large vineyard. This emphasizes that the rulers, which refers to the armies, completely destroyed everything in Moab. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vine]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]`