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Yahweh continues speaking to the people of Jerusalem.
Why do you weigh out ... bread, and why do you labor ... satisfy?
Yahweh asks these questions to rebuke the people. He speaks of the people seeking happiness apart from Yahweh as if they were purchasing things to eat that were not food and working for things that could not satisfy them. Alternate translation: "You should not weigh out silver ... bread, and you should not labor ... satisfy" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
weigh out silver
This refers to counting silver coins in order to pay someone for something. Alternate translation: "pay money" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
for what is not bread
Here the word "bread" represents food in general. It is implied that the people were buying things to eat that were not really food. Alternate translation: "for things to eat that are not really food" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness
The people trusting Yahweh for blessing and happiness is spoken of as if they are eating good food that is making them happy. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
in fatness
The word "fatness" refers to meat that has plenty of fat on it and is an idiom for fine food. Alternate translation: "with the best foods" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)