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# As for me
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the word "me" refers to Yahweh
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# How I want to treat you as my son ... nation
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This is an exclamation that expresses God's desire. Alternate translation: "I want so much to treat you as my son ... nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])
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# I want to treat you as my son
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God speaks of Israel as if Israel were his son. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# an inheritance more beautiful
God speaks of the land he wanted to give to Israel as if it were an inheritance. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])