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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues his message of judgment on the people of Ammon.
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# it will devour the palaces
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Here Yahweh's judgment is spoken of as if it were a fire that was consuming the palaces. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind
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The fighting against the people of Ammon is spoken of as if it were a violent storm. AT: "and the fighting will be like a great storm" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# tempest ... whirlwind
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These are two kinds of violent storms.
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# whirlwind
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a strong wind that spins very quickly as it moves and can cause damage
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# Their king will go into captivity
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The abstract noun "captivity" can be translated as the verb "capture." This can be translated in active form. AT: "Their enemies will capture their king and take him away as a prisoner" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |