# General Information:

Isaiah continues speaking.

# They consecrate themselves

"They" are those who worship Yahweh but go against his laws.

# enter the gardens

This is a place where people would go to worship idols. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the one in the middle

This describes the leader of those of go to worship idols.

# this is Yahweh's declaration

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. Translate as in [Isaiah 30:1](../30/01.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])