# Look ... look

The writer is telling the reader that he is about to say something surprising. Your language may have a way of doing this.

# locust

See how you translated this in [Amos 4:9](../04/08.md).

# after the king's harvest

"after the king takes his share from the harvest"

# please forgive

The words "your people" or "us" are understood. AT: "please forgive your people" or "please forgive us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# how will Jacob survive? For he is so small

Here "Jacob" represents his descendants the Israelites. AT: "how will the Israelites survive? We are so small and weak!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/harvest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob]]