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God continues to speak about the day of the Lord.
## the mountains will drip with sweet wine ##
"sweet wine will drip from the mountains." This is an exaggeration to show that the land is very fertile. AT: "On the mountains there will be vineyards that produce plenty of sweet wine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
## the hills will flow with milk ##
"milk will flow from the hills." AT: "on the hills your cattle and goats will produce plenty of milk"
## all the brooks of Judah will flow with water ##
"water will flow through all the brooks of Judah"
## and water the Valley of Acacia ##
AT: "and will send water to the Valley of Acacia"
## Egypt will become an abandoned devastation ##
AT: "Egypt will be destroyed and people will leave it" or "Enemy nations will destroy Egypt and the people of Egypt will leave their country"
## Edom will become an abandoned wilderness ##
"Edom will become a wilderness and people will leave it"
## because of the violence done to the people of Judah ##
"because of the violent things Egypt and Edom did to the people of Judah"
## because they shed innocent blood in their land ##
"Innocent blood" refers to innocent people who were killed. AT: "because Egypt and Edom killed innocent people in their land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])