en_tn_lite_do_not_use/ezk/21/14.md

29 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
Raw Normal View History

2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# Connecting Statement:
2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# hit your two hands together
2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
This means for him to clap his hands as a sign of his grief. Alternate translation: "clap your hands to show that you are very sad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# even a third time
This is an idiom that means multiple times. Alternate translation: "again and again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# A sword for the ones to be slaughtered
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "It is a sword for slaughtering people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# It is a sword for the many to be slaughtered
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "It is a sword for slaughtering many people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# piercing them everywhere
"attacking them from every side." Some Bibles translate this as "which enters into their rooms." This means no matter where they hide, the sword will kill them.
# piercing them
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00
The word "them" refers to the people of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel.