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Yahweh is speaking.
Will I really rescue them from the power of Sheol? Will I really rescue them from death?
Yahweh uses these questions to tell the people of Israel that he is not going to save them from dying. They will face punishment for their great wickedness. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Death, where are your plagues? Bring them here. Sheol, where is your destruction? Bring it here
Yahweh uses these questions to let the people know that judgment is coming upon Israel soon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Compassion is hidden from my eyes
Yahweh loves and cares for his people (compassion), but he can no longer allow Israel to go without judgment and punishment. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)