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39 lines
1.5 KiB
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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues speaking with Jeremiah about the people of Judah.
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# Each of you
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The word "you" refers to the people of Judah.
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# be on guard against your neighbor and do not trust in any brother
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"be careful not to trust your fellow Israelites, and do not even trust your own brother"
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# every neighbor walks in slander
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Here "walking" is an idiom for living. AT: "every neighbor slanders one another" or "every neighbor is a slanderer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Each man mocks his neighbor and does not speak the truth
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"All of the people mock each other, and they do not tell the truth"
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# Their tongues teach deceitful things
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Here people are represented by their "tongues" to emphasize their speech. AT: "They teach deceitful things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# They are exhausted from committing iniquity
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"They are tired from committing so much sin"
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# Your dwelling is in the midst of deception
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Yahweh speaks of living among people who are liars as living in the middle of deception. AT: "Your dwelling is among the dwellings of liars" or "You dwell in the midst of liars" (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# in their deceit
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"By telling all of these lies"
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# this is Yahweh's declaration
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/07.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]]) |