# a spring will be opened ... for their sin and impurity

Forgiving the people's sins is spoken of as if a spring of water will wash away their sins. This can be stated in active form. AT: "it will be like a spring opens ... to cleanse their sin and impurity" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# a spring

a place where water flows naturally out of the ground

# the house of David

Here "house" represents descendants. AT: "the descendants of David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Zechariah 1:3](../01/01.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh of hosts has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh of hosts, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# I will cut off the names of the idols from the land

Causing the people to no longer mention the names of idols is spoken of as if Yahweh would "cut off the names of the idols from the land." AT: "I will cause the people to no longer mention the names of the idols" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# they will no longer be remembered

This can be stated in active form. AT: "so that they no longer think about the idols" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# I will remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land

The prophets may refer to "false prophets." The spirit of impurity is spoken of as if it were physically unclean. AT: "I will also remove from the land the false prophets and their evil spirits" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/houseofdavid]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cutoff]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/name]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/falseprophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/clean]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]]