en_tn/ezk/16/17.md

# General Information:

Yahweh continues to speak about Jerusalem as if the city were his unfaithful wife. The city represents the people who live there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# male figures

"statues of men" or "idols that look like men"

# you did with them as a prostitute would do

Possible meanings are 1) this is a polite way to say the young woman was sleeping with the male figures. AT: "you slept with them" or 2) this is a metaphor in which Yahweh speaks of her worshiping the figures as if she were sleeping with them. AT: "you worshiped them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# made with fine flour, oil, and honey

This can be stated in active form. AT: "bread that I made with fine flour, oil, and honey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# set before them

"placed as an offering in front of them"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/silver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prostitute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/honey]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/declare]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Yahweh continues to speak about Jerusalem as if the city were his unfaithful wife. The city represents the people who live there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# male figures`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"statues of men" or "idols that look like men"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# you did with them as a prostitute would do`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) this is a polite way to say the young woman was sleeping with the male figures. AT: "you slept with them" or 2) this is a metaphor in which Yahweh speaks of her worshiping the figures as if she were sleeping with them. AT: "you worshiped them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# made with fine flour, oil, and honey`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "bread that I made with fine flour, oil, and honey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# set before them`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"placed as an offering in front of them"`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/silver]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prostitute]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oil]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/honey]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/declare]]`