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Markdown
17 lines
785 B
Markdown
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God is speaking about Israel.
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## Will they not return to the land of Egypt? ##
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This question means that the nation of Israel will once again be slaves as they were in Egypt. (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Will Assyria not rule over them because they refuse to return to me? ##
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The nation of Israel will be captives of Assyria as a result of their refusal to remain faithful to Yahweh. (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## the sword will fall on their cities ##
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The sword represents the enemies of Israel and they will destroy their cities (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## but no one will help them ##
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No one will be allowed to help Israel at this point, because the people have turned away from Yahweh.
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