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# General Information:
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Hosea the prophet is speaking.
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# Samaria will be guilty, for she has rebelled against her God
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Here "Samaria" refers to the people in the city of Samaria who are guilty of rebelling against God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# They will fall
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Here to "fall" represents dying. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
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# by the sword
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Here the "sword" represents the enemy soldiers who used swords in battle. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# their young children will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open
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These phrases can be put into the active voice. Alternate translation: "the enemy will dash their young children to pieces, and they will rip open the pregnant women" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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