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# it will be said
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Yahweh will say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# burning wind from the plains ... wind far stronger
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Here a "burning wind" represents a fierce and merciless enemy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# will make its way
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"will travel" or "will rush"
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# the daughter of my people
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Yahweh shows his love for his people by speaking of them as a daughter. Alternate translation: "my people, who are like a daughter to me" or "my dear people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# It will not winnow or cleanse them
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The words "winnow" and "cleanse" refer to blowing away the useless skins from grain. Only a light wind was needed for that. Alternate translation: "It will not be a light wind for blowing the chaff away from the grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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