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# because of the sins of the house of Israel
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The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the people of Israel. AT: "because the people of Israel have sinned against me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# All this is
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"The Lord will come and judge"
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# What is Jacob's transgression?
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The name "Jacob" is a metonym for those of his descendants who live in the northern kingdom of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Is it not Samaria?
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Here "Samaria" is a metonym for the evil activities that take place there. Micah uses a question to emphasize that the people know what the truth is. This can be translated as a statement. AT: "You know that it is Samaria." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# What is Judah's high place?
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Here "high place" is a synecdoche for the entire system of idol worship. "Judah" is a metonym for the people who live there. AT: "Where do the people of Judah go to worship idols?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Is it not Jerusalem?
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Here "Jerusalem" is a metonym for the evil activities that take place there. Micah uses a question to emphasize that the people know what the truth is. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "You know that it is Jerusalem." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/highplaces]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]] |