en_tn/jol/03/18.md

God continues to speak about the day of the Lord.

## the mountains will drip with sweet wine ##

"sweet wine will drip from the mountains." This is an exaggeration to show that the land is very fertile. AT: "On the mountains there will be vineyards that produce plenty of sweet wine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

## the hills will flow with milk ##

"milk will flow from the hills." AT: "on the hills your cattle and goats will produce plenty of milk"

## all the brooks of Judah will flow with water ##

"water will flow through all the brooks of Judah"

## and water the Valley of Acacia ##

AT: "and will send water to the Valley of Acacia"

## Egypt will become an abandoned devastation ##

AT: "Egypt will be destroyed and people will leave it" or "Enemy nations will destroy Egypt and the people of Egypt will leave their country"

## Edom will become an abandoned wilderness ##

"Edom will become a wilderness and people will leave it"

## because of the violence done to the people of Judah ##

"because of the violent things Egypt and Edom did to the people of Judah"

## because they shed innocent blood in their land ##

"Innocent blood" refers to innocent people who were killed. AT: "because Egypt and Edom killed innocent people in their land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])