unfoldingWord_en_tn/nam/02/01.md

## translationWords

* [[en:tw:Israel]]
* [[en:tw:Jacob]]
* [[en:tw:Yahweh]]
* [[en:tw:majesty]]
* [[en:tw:restore]]
* [[en:tw:vine]]

## translationNotes

* Nahum continues describing the destruction of Nineveh in poetry that began in [[:en:bible:notes:nam:01:01]]. (See: UDB and [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism]])
* **He who will dash you to pieces** - The picture is of someone breaking a pot. Alternate translation: "He who will destroy you" (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]]).
* **He who will dash** - Who this is is not clear, so translate using a general term: "Someone who will break you to pieces."
* **Man the city walls, guard the roads, make yourselves strong, assemble your armies.** - prepare for war
* **Man the city walls** - "Set guards on the walls for protection"
* **For Yahweh is restoring the majesty of Jacob, like the majesty of Israel** - This means that Yahweh will make Jacob and Israel great, and people will admire them again.
* **plunderers** - people who steal things by force, usually in war
* **emptied them out** - taken away everything, meaning 1) poured water out of a pot or 2) stripped the leaves off a tree or vine
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00			`## translationWords`

			`* [[en:tw:Israel]]`
			`* [[en:tw:Jacob]]`
			`* [[en:tw:Yahweh]]`
			`* [[en:tw:majesty]]`
			`* [[en:tw:restore]]`
			`* [[en:tw:vine]]`

			`## translationNotes`

			`* Nahum continues describing the destruction of Nineveh in poetry that began in [[:en:bible:notes:nam:01:01]]. (See: UDB and [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism]])`
			`* He who will dash you to pieces - The picture is of someone breaking a pot. Alternate translation: "He who will destroy you" (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]]).`
Changes for tN version 2 2016-02-24 00:20:38 +00:00			`* He who will dash - Who this is is not clear, so translate using a general term: "Someone who will break you to pieces."`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00			`* Man the city walls, guard the roads, make yourselves strong, assemble your armies. - prepare for war`
			`* Man the city walls - "Set guards on the walls for protection"`
			`* For Yahweh is restoring the majesty of Jacob, like the majesty of Israel - This means that Yahweh will make Jacob and Israel great, and people will admire them again.`
			`* plunderers - people who steal things by force, usually in war`
			`* emptied them out - taken away everything, meaning 1) poured water out of a pot or 2) stripped the leaves off a tree or vine`