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# Destroyers
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"Destroying armies"
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# bare
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"uncovered" or "empty"
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# for Yahweh's sword is devouring
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Here Yahweh speaks of the armies that he is using to punish his people as being his "sword." His"sword" is described here as if it were a large animal that attacked and devoured the people. AT: "for the armies are my sword that I am using to punish you" or "for I am sending the destroying armies to attack you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# from one end of the land to the other
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This refers to the whole land that belongs to his people.
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# They have sown wheat but harvest thornbushes
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"They have sown wheat, but there is nothing to harvest but thornbushes"
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# They have
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"My people have"
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# thornbushes
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a large plant that is covered in sharp points
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# exhausted
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"worn out" or "tired"
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# So be ashamed of your gain because of Yahweh's anger
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"So be ashamed of your tiny harvest because Yahweh is angry with you." Here the word "gain" does not mean a large amount of something, but refers to a small amount. |