# the house of God ... the house of Yahweh

Here the word "house" represents the temple. AT: "the temple of God ... the temple of Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# in every corner of Jerusalem

Possible meanings are 1) the word "corner" refers to street corners, or places where streets intersect. AT: "on every street corner in Jerusalem" or 2) the various parts of Jerusalem are spoken of as if they were the corners of the city. AT: "in every part of Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# he made for himself altars ... he made high places to burn sacrifices

Since Ahaz was king, he may have had his workers make these high places. AT: "he had his workers make altars for him ... he had his workers make high places to burn sacrifices" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/altar]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]