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798 B
Yahweh continues to speak.
Thus says the Lord Yahweh
"This is what the Lord Yahweh says" or "The Lord Yahweh says this." This sentence introduces what the Lord says.
This is Jerusalem
The word "This" refers to the carving that represents Jerusalem (See: Ezekiel 4:1)
in the midst of the nations
This refers to the privileged position that Jerusalem had compared to the other nations that were located nearby.
I have placed her
Jerusalem is referred to as "her" and "she." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
other lands
"the neighboring countries" or "the countries around her"
they have rejected my judgments
"they have refused to obey my judgments." The word "they" refers to the people of Israel and Jerusalem.