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# General Information:
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Isaiah speaks to the people of Judah in the form of a poem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# listen to the instruction of our God
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"listen and let our God rebuke you." The word "instruction" here probably includes the idea of rebuke.
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# you rulers of Sodom ... you people of Gomorrah
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Isaiah is comparing the people of Judah to Sodom and Gomorrah to emphasize how sinful they have become. Alternate translation: "you rulers who are as sinful as the people of Sodom ... you people who are as wicked as those who lived in Gomorrah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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