unfoldingWord_en_tn/mic/07/16.md

# The nations

The word "nations" is a metonym for the people who live in many nations. Alternate translation: "The people of the nations nearby" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# They will put their hands on their mouths

They do this to show that they are ashamed of what they have done. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# their ears will be deaf

This is an idiom. Nothing anyone says will have any effect on them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The nations`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The word "nations" is a metonym for the people who live in many nations. Alternate translation: "The people of the nations nearby" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# They will put their hands on their mouths`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`They do this to show that they are ashamed of what they have done. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])`

			`# their ears will be deaf`

			`This is an idiom. Nothing anyone says will have any effect on them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`