# How will they respond to the messengers of that nation?

The author uses this question to introduce his instruction about how the Israelites should speak to the messengers. Alternate translation: "This is how we will answer the messengers of Philistia." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# Yahweh has founded Zion

"Yahweh started Zion"

# in her

"in Jerusalem" or "there"

# the afflicted of his people

"those of his people who have been afflicted"