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# General Information:
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The words "his" and "they" in these verses refer to the enemies of Judah.
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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues his message about the punishment coming to Judah.
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# The snorting of his stallions is heard from Dan
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This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: "The people of Dan hear the snorting of his stallions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# snorting
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a loud sound that a horse makes with its nose
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# stallions
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adult male horses
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# The whole earth shakes
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This is an exaggeration that is a metaphor for the people of Judah trembling with fear. Alternate translation: "All the people of the land shake with fear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# at the sound of the neighing of his strong horses
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"when they hear the sound of the enemy's strong horses"
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# neighing
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a sound that a horse makes
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# they will come and consume
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Here the word "consume" means to eat up. It is an idiom for how the enemies come and destroy the land and its inhabitants. Alternate translation: "they will come and destroy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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