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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the Israelites.
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# the house of Israel
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Here "house" represents people. Alternate translation: "the people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# You are saying this
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"This is what you have said"
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# Our transgressions and our sins are on us
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Possible meanings are 1) "on us" is a metaphor that means they feel guilty for their transgressions and sins or 2) "on us" is a metaphor that means they realize that Yahweh is punishing them for their transgressions and sins. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# we are decaying in them
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"we are rotting away because of them." Being destroyed because of sin is spoken of as if the person's flesh were rotting. Alternate translation: "they are destroying us" or "they are killing us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# in them
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"because of them"
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# How can we live?
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The people ask this question to emphasize that they have no hope of living. Alternate translation: "We have no hope of living." or "We will certainly die." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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