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# General Information:
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In 2:4-15, Yahweh announces his judgment on the nations that surround Judah.
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# You Cushites also will be pierced by my sword
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Here "pieced by my sword" is a metonym for being killed in battle. AT: "I will kill you people of Cush in battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# God's hand
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Here "hand" refers to power. AT: "God's power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# an abandoned devastation
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The abstract noun "devastation" can be stated as an action. AT: "ruined and deserted" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# as dry as the desert
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This means it will be so dry that nothing will grow there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# every animal of the nations
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"every kind of animal"
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# the screech owl
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This term is uncertain. Some versions translate it as "hedgehog."
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# in the top of her columns
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When buildings were destroyed and fell down, the columns used for decoration and support would often remain standing.
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# A call will sing out from the windows
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"A call will be heard from the windows"
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# beams
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Beams are long and thick pieces of wood that are used to keep a building stable.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/cush]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/assyria]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/nineveh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devastated]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pillar]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cedar]] |