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# To whom should I declare and warn so they will listen
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Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that none of the people of Israel would listen to him even after they survived the attack of their enemies. Alternate translation: "There is no one left for me to speak to and warn who might listen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Look
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"You can see it yourself"
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# Their ears are uncircumcised
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This represents their stubborn unwillingness to listen to God. Alternate translation: "Their ears are closed" or "They refuse to listen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Their ears
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The word "Their" refer to the people of Israel.
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# The word of Yahweh has come to them
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This idiom is used to announce that God gave messages to them. He did this through his prophets. Alternate translation: "Yahweh has sent messages to them" or "Yahweh has spoken to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# they do not want it
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"they do not want to listen to the word of Yahweh"
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