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# General Information:
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Yahweh, through the prophet Jeremiah, has just told the people about the drought.
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# our iniquities testify against us
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Here their "iniquities" are spoken of as if they were people who testified against them about their wrong doing. AT: "our iniquities give evidence of our wrongdoing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# for the sake of your name
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Here Yahweh's "name" refers to his reputation. AT: "for the sake of your reputation" or "in order that everyone can see that you are very great and keep your promises" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Hope of Israel
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This is another name for Yahweh. AT: "You are the hope of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# why will you be like a stranger in the land ... Why are you like someone who is astounded
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These two question have similar meanings. They both ask if Yahweh is unconcerned with his people and unable to help them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# why will you be like a stranger in the land, like a foreign wanderer ... just one night
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This question speaks of the possibility of Yahweh being unconcerned with helping his people as if he were a stranger just travelling though a place unconcerned with those living there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# who stretches out and spends just one night
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Both of the phrase have the same meaning and may be combined. AT: "who stays for only one night" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Why are you like someone who is astounded, or like a warrior who has no power to rescue
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This speaks of the possibility of Yahweh being unable to help his people as if he were a confused warrior who was unable to rescue anyone. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# astounded
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unable to understand or to think clearly
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# your name is called over us
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This can be stated in active form. This speaks of the people being Yahweh's people by saying that his name is over them. AT: "we bear your name" or "we are your people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) |