# The uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas

An uproar is a very loud noise. AT: "The sound of many people, that is very loud like the seas" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters

The enemy armies appear to be a powerful force that no one can stop. AT: "the nations come rushing in like the mighty waters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# the rushing of nations

The word "nations" refers to the armies of those nations. AT: "the rushing of the enemy armies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# as the dead weeds on the mountains before the wind ... like weeds whirling before a storm

These two phrases mean the same thing. The enemy armies seem powerful but God will easily stop them and send them away. AT: "like dead weeds on the mountains that the wind blows away ... like weeds that whirl and blow away as a storm approaches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# This is the portion of those

What happens to them is spoken of as if it is a portion that they inherit. AT: "This is what happens to those" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# loot us ... rob us

The word "us" refers to Isaiah and the people of Judah.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/water]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rebuke]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]