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# General Information:

Yahweh continues to answer Habakkuk and to speak of the Chaldeans as if they were one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# What does the carved figure profit you?

This rhetorical question emphasizes the negative answer that it anticipates. The question can be translated as a statement. AT: "The carved figure profits you nothing!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# you

The word "you" refers to the Chaldeans.

# molten metal

This describes metal when it is in its liquid form.

# a teacher of lies

This phrase refers to the one who carved or cast the figure. By making a false god, he is teaching a lie.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Yahweh continues to answer Habakkuk and to speak of the Chaldeans as if they were one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What does the carved figure profit you?`
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 rhetorical question emphasizes the negative answer that it anticipates. The question can be translated as a statement. AT: "The carved figure profits you nothing!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# you`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "you" refers to the Chaldeans.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# molten metal`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This describes metal when it is in its liquid form.`

			`# a teacher of lies`

			`This phrase refers to the one who carved or cast the figure. By making a false god, he is teaching a lie.`