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# General Information:
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Hosea the prophet is speaking.
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# Who is wise that he may understand these things? Who understands these things so that he may know them?
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The prophet uses these questions to say that wise people will understand and listen to what has been said to them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous will walk in them
Yahweh's commandments are spoken of as ways to walk in. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# stumble
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Disobeying Yahweh is spoken of as if it were stumbling while walking. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])