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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues describing what will happen to the Israelites when they are forced to go to their enemies' countries.
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# as though you were running from the sword
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The sword represents either someone who is ready to kill using a sword or an attack from an enemy army. AT: "as though you were running away from someone who was chasing you with a sword" or "as though you were running away from an enemy army" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# to stand before your enemies
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Standing before the enemies represents not falling when the enemies attack and fighting against them. AT: "to resist your enemies when they attack you" or "to fight back against your enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# your enemies' land will itself devour you
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Yahweh speaks about the the enemies' land as if it were a wild animal that would eat the Israelites. The word "devour" emphasizes that most of the Israelites will die there. AT: "you will die in your enemies' land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# Those who are left among you
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"Those of you who do not die"
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# waste away in their sins
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Wasting away in their sins represents wasting away because of their sins.
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# their fathers' sins
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Here "their fathers" represents their ancestors. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/perish]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devour]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/waste]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] |