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# General Information:
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Yahweh compares the leaders of Jerusalem to a wall and himself to an invading army.
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# a man from them who would build up a wall
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"a man from among them who would act like he built a wall"
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# stand before me in its breach
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Its "breach" refers to a gap in the wall. This speaks of the man defending the people before Yahweh as if he were a warrior standing in the breach to defend the city.
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# for the land so I would not destroy it
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"for the people so that I would not destroy them" |