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# The word of Yahweh came to me again

The phrase "the word of Yahweh came" is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. AT: "Yahweh spoke to me again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# What do you mean, you who use this proverb ... 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'?

Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel something he already knows. The question is a rebuke for the people who use the proverb. AT: "The people in the land of Israel have this proverb ... 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# What do you mean, you who use this proverb

Here the word "you" is plural and refers to the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# land of Israel

This refers to the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt

This proverbs means that children experience the consequences of their parents' actions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs]])

# the children's teeth are made blunt

The idiom "teeth are made blunt" refers to the sour taste in one's mouth that is a result of eating unripe or sour fruit. AT: "the children get a sour taste in their mouths" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proverb]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grape]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The word of Yahweh came to me again`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The phrase "the word of Yahweh came" is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. AT: "Yahweh spoke to me again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What do you mean, you who use this proverb ... 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'?`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel something he already knows. The question is a rebuke for the people who use the proverb. AT: "The people in the land of Israel have this proverb ... 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# What do you mean, you who use this proverb`

			`Here the word "you" is plural and refers to the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`

			`# land of Israel`

			`This refers to the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt`

			`This proverbs means that children experience the consequences of their parents' actions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs]])`

			`# the children's teeth are made blunt`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`The idiom "teeth are made blunt" refers to the sour taste in one's mouth that is a result of eating unripe or sour fruit. AT: "the children get a sour taste in their mouths" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proverb]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grape]]`