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Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues speaking about what will happen to Israel.
a horror, an object of curses and hissing, and a shameful thing
These words all share similar meanings and describe how the people of other nations will react when they see what Yahweh has done to the people of Judah.
hissing
the sound people make when they disapprove of something
you would not listen
"you would not obey"
this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8. AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)