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# Will the ax boast about itself against the one who wields it? Will the saw praise itself more than the one who cuts with it?
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The speaker uses these questions to mock the king of Assyria. AT: "An ax cannot boast that it is better than the one who holds it. And a saw does not get more glory than the one who cuts with it." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# the saw
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a sharp tool used for cutting wood
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# It is as if a rod could lift up those who raise it, or as if a wooden club could lift up a person
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These phrases mean basically the same thing and are used to strengthen the meaning of the two questions before it. This can be translated as a new sentence. AT: "And neither can a rod or staff lift the person who picks it up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Therefore the Lord Yahweh of hosts will send emaciation among his elite warriors
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It is unclear whether Yahweh or Isaiah is speaking. This can be reworded so that the abstract noun "emaciation" is expressed as the verb "make weak." AT: "Therefore I, Lord Yahweh of hosts, will make the king's strongest soldiers weak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# under his glory there will be kindled a burning like fire
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Yahweh compares his punishment to a fire. This emphasizes that his punishment will completely destroy all the splendor and greatness of the kingdom of Assyria. AT: "I will destroy his greatness as if I were starting a fire to burn everything he is proud of" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ax]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/boast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]] |