## The word of Yahweh came to ## See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:1](../01/01.md). ## to me ## to Jeremiah ## Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem ## AT: "Go and speak to the people in Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) ## on your behalf ## "for your benefit" or "in your interest" ## when we were engaged ## "when we first agreed that we would marry each other," when the Israelites loved him and were loyal to him (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) ## the land that was not sown ## AT: "the land where no one has sown seed" or "the land where no food was growing" ## Yahweh's declaration ## See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:7](../01/07.md).