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# General Information:
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This continues the message from Yahweh, given by Isaiah, the prophet, for King Hezekiah concerning King Sennecherib. It uses parallelism throughout. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Have you not heard how ... times?
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To make the point strongly this question assumes the listener knows the answer. AT: "Surely you know how ... times." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# impregnable cities
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"cities that cannot be captured" or "cities surrounded by high walls"
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# plants in the field, green grass
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This metaphor compares the weak victims of the Assyrian advance to fragile plants. AT: "as frail as plants and grass in the fields" or "as weak as shallow rooted plants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the grass on the roof or in the field, burned before it has grown up
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This continues the metaphor comparing the weak victims of the Assyrian advance to fragile plants in difficult conditions for growing fully. AT: "like grass before it has matured" or "like grass before it has grown tall" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/strength]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shame]] |