## Hear this ##

Yahweh is speaking. AT: "Listen to my message"

## house of Jacob ##

Here "house" refers to the descendants of Jacob. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## who are called by the name Israel ##

AT "whom everyone calls the people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## have come from the sperm of Judah ##

This phrase emphasizes that they are the direct, physical descendants of Judah. AT: "are the descendants of Judah." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## invoke the God of Israel ##

"call on the God of Israel"

## they call themselves ##

This refers to the people of Israel. AT: "you call yourselves"

## the holy city ##

This refers to Jerusalem.

## Yahweh of Hosts ##

See how you translated this in [Isaiah 1:9](../01/09.md).