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993 B
993 B
Moab has felt secure since he was young
Here "he" refers to the entire nation of Moab. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
He is like his wine that has never been poured from pot to pot
The word "he" is the nation of Moab. The nation of Moab is being compared to wine that has not been exiled from its land. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
Therefore he tastes as good as ever; his flavor remains unchanged
These two phrases mean the same thing. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
So see, the days are coming
"Listen carefully because soon"
this is Yahweh’s declaration
See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:7.
tip him over and pour out all his pots and shatter his jars
These two phrase are saying similar things and are combined for emphasis. Both of them refer to the oncoming destruction of the nation of Moab. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)