en_tn/ezk/39/18.md

# they will be rams, lambs, goats, and bulls

Yahweh is speaking with irony. Normally people sacrificed animals to God. Here, God is sacrificing people to animals. Alternate translation: "as if they were male sheep, lambs, goats, and bulls" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-irony]])

# they were all fattened in Bashan

That can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "they all became fat while grazing in Bashan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# they will be rams, lambs, goats, and bulls`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Yahweh is speaking with irony. Normally people sacrificed animals to God. Here, God is sacrificing people to animals. Alternate translation: "as if they were male sheep, lambs, goats, and bulls" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-irony]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# they were all fattened in Bashan`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`That can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "they all became fat while grazing in Bashan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00