unfoldingWord_en_tn/ezr/05/12.md

# General Information:

The letter from Tattenai to the king continues. Tattenai continues to tell the king what the Judeans had told him beginning in [Ezra 5:11](../05/11.md).

# enraged the God of heaven

"made the God of heaven become very angry with us"

# he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and took the people

The hand is a metonym for power or control. Also, "Nebuchadnezzar" represents his army. Alternate translation: "allowed the army of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldean, to destroy this house and to take the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# destroyed this house

"tore down this house"
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Replace (remove) Esra text with Ezra 2018-03-04 01:19:56 +00:00			`The letter from Tattenai to the king continues. Tattenai continues to tell the king what the Judeans had told him beginning in [Ezra 5:11](../05/11.md).`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# enraged the God of heaven`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"made the God of heaven become very angry with us"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and took the people`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The hand is a metonym for power or control. Also, "Nebuchadnezzar" represents his army. Alternate translation: "allowed the army of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldean, to destroy this house and to take the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# destroyed this house`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"tore down this house"`