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# Connecting Statement:
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God continues to speak to the people of Israel.
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# I gave you cleanness of teeth
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Here having clean teeth represents having no food in the mouth to make the teeth dirty. AT: "I caused you to starve" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# lack of bread
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Giving them "lack of bread" represents causing them to lack bread, and "bread" represents food in general. AT: "I caused you not to have enough food" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# you have not returned to me
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Returning to God represents submitting again to him. AT: "you have not submitted again to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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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 these words in [Amos 2:11](../02/11.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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