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524 B
524 B
They
The word "They" refers to the people who were hungry but Yahweh blessed them.
were diminished
"became fewer in number"
and brought low by painful distress and suffering
AT: "because their leaders oppressed and made them suffer." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
pours contempt on
AT: "shows contempt for." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
the leaders
"the nobility" or "the upper class"
where there are no roads
"where people never go."