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# The word of Yahweh came to me, saying
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This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. AT: "Yahweh gave me a message. He said" or "Yahweh spoke this message to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# formed
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"developed" or "shaped"
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# before you came out from the womb
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This can also be expressed without referring to the womb. AT: "before you were born"
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# Ah, Lord Yahweh
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Here "Ah" shows Jeremiah's fear of doing what God has said.
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# I do not know how to speak
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Jeremiah may have been exaggerating to show his fear of speaking in public. AT: "I do not know how to speak in public" or "I do not know how to make announcements to people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]]) |