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# walk against me
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Walking represents behavior. Walking against God represents opposing him or rebelling against him. AT: "rebel against me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I will bring seven times more blows on you
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The abstract noun "blows" can be stated as the verb "hit." AT: "I will hit you seven times as much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# I will bring seven times more blows on you
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Yahweh causing disasters to happen to the Israelites is spoken of as if he would strike them with blows or hit them. AT: "I will cause seven times as many disasters to come against you" or "I will punish you seven times more severely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# seven times
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Here "seven times" is not literal. It means Yahweh will increase the severity of his punishment. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# in proportion to your sins
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The noun "sins" can be expressed with the verb "sin." AT: "according to how much you have sinned" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# which will steal your children
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Stealing represents attacking or attacking and dragging them away. AT: "which will attack your children" or "which will drag your children away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# So your roads will become deserted
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"So no one will travel on your roads." Deserted means that there is no one there.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cow]] |