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# General Information:
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God is speaking to Jeremiah.
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# You will speak to them like this
The word "you" refers to the Israelites and the word "them" refers to the people of the other nations.
# will perish from the earth
This speaks of the idols disappearing and losing their significance as if they were dying. This emphasizes their lack of power. AT: "will disappear from the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# stretched out the heavens
This speaks of Yahweh creating the sky as if it were a large sheet that he stretched out. AT: "created the heavens" or "created the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# His voice makes the roar of waters in the heavens
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Here Yahweh is represented by his "voice" to emphasize his speech. The phrase "the roar of waters" refers to loud storms. AT: "His voice causes the storms in the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# he brings up the mists from the ends of the earth
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This means that he causes the mists to evaporate and form clouds. The phrase "the ends of the earth" refers to all of the earth. AT: "he causes clouds to form over every part of the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# sends out wind from his storehouse
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This speaks of Yahweh causing the wind to blow as if the wind were kept in a storehouse and brought out when he desires. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# storehouse
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a building where things are kept