en_tn_condensed/jer/12/12.md

# Destroyers

"Destroying armies"

# bare

"uncovered" or "empty"

# for Yahweh's sword is devouring

Here Yahweh speaks of the armies that he is using to punish his people as being his "sword." His"sword" is described here as if it were a large animal that attacked and devoured the people. AT: "for the armies are my sword that I am using to punish you" or "for I am sending the destroying armies to attack you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# from one end of the land to the other

This refers to the whole land that belongs to his people.

# They have sown wheat but harvest thornbushes

"They have sown wheat, but there is nothing to harvest but thornbushes"

# They have

"My people have"

# thornbushes

a large plant that is covered in sharp points

# exhausted

"worn out" or "tired"

# So be ashamed of your gain because of Yahweh's anger

"So be ashamed of your tiny harvest because Yahweh is angry with you." Here the word "gain" does not mean a large amount of something, but refers to a small amount.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/destroyer]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devour]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sow]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wheat]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/harvest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shame]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry]]
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Destroying armies"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# bare`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"uncovered" or "empty"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# for Yahweh's sword is devouring`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here Yahweh speaks of the armies that he is using to punish his people as being his "sword." His"sword" is described here as if it were a large animal that attacked and devoured the people. AT: "for the armies are my sword that I am using to punish you" or "for I am sending the destroying armies to attack you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# from one end of the land to the other`

			`This refers to the whole land that belongs to his people.`

			`# They have sown wheat but harvest thornbushes`

			`"They have sown wheat, but there is nothing to harvest but thornbushes"`

			`# They have`
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			`"My people have"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# thornbushes`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`a large plant that is covered in sharp points`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# exhausted`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"worn out" or "tired"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# So be ashamed of your gain because of Yahweh's anger`
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added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"So be ashamed of your tiny harvest because Yahweh is angry with you." Here the word "gain" does not mean a large amount of something, but refers to a small amount.`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/destroyer]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devour]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sow]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wheat]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/harvest]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shame]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry]]`