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 Yahweh is speaking.
 
-# Ephraim's iniquity has been stored up; his guilt has been stored up
+# Ephraim's iniquity
 
-These two phrases are similar and mean basically the same thing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
+Possible meanings are 1) the word "iniquity" refers to the actual acts of iniquity, or 2) it is a metonym for the guilt that God attaches to iniquity, or 3) it is a metonym for the punishment God will give for that iniquity. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 
-# has been stored up
+# has been bound up
 
-The northern kingdom's iniquity and guilt are spoken of as if they were objects that could be kept for a purpose. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+Yahweh speaks of his own remembering Ephraim's iniquity as if he were a scribe who had written down a record of them, rolled up the scroll, bound it, and put it away so he could show it to people in the future. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
 
+# his sin has been stored up
+
+Ephraim's guilt is spoken of as if it were a solid object that a person could store for later use. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+
+# his sin
+
+Possible meanings are 1) the word "sin" refers to the actual acts of sin, or 2) it is a metonym for the guilt that God attaches to sin, or 3) it is a metonym for the punishment God will give for that sin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])