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# I have abandoned my house; I have forsaken my inheritance. I have given my beloved into the hands of her enemies.
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These three sentences have similar meanings. The first and second one strengthens the thought in the third. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# I have abandoned my house; I have forsaken my inheritance
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The two phrases are metaphors in which Yahweh speaks of his people as if they were his "house" and his "inheritance." AT: "I have abandoned my Israelite people, the people whom I chose to belong to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# into the hands of her enemies
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Here the word "hands" represents control. AT: "to be conquered by her enemies" or "over to the control of her enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# of her ... she sets herself ... with her ... hate her
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Here Yahweh refers to his people as a female by using feminine pronouns. AT: "of their ... they set themselves ... with their ... hate them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# she sets herself against me with her own voice
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This continues to speaks of Yahweh's people as a lion. This speaks of the people showing they are against him as if they were roaring at him. AT: "it is like she roars at me to defy me"
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# Has not my prized possession become a speckled bird, that other birds of prey go against her all around?
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Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that his people are surrounded by their enemies. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "My prized possession has become a speckled bird and other birds of prey go against her all around." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Has not my prized possession
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Here Yahweh speaks of his people as his "prized possession." AT: "Have not my people, who are my prized possession" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# become a speckled bird, that other birds of prey go against her all around
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Here Yahweh speaks of his people being in danger and surrounded by their enemies as if they were a speckled bird surrounded by birds of prey. AT: "become like a speckled bird, and her enemies are like birds of prey attacking her on all sides" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# a speckled bird
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"a strange looking bird." This refers to a bird that was often picked on and eaten by other birds.
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# birds of prey
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birds that attack and eat animals
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# Go and gather all the wild beasts and bring them to devour her
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Yahweh speaks here in the form of a command to strengthen what he says. This command is not directed to a specific person and may be written as a statement. AT: "Let all the wild beasts in the fields come and eat her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forsaken]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inherit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/beloved]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/possess]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prey]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creature]] |