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21 lines
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Yahweh, through the prophet Jeremiah, has just told the people about the drought.
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## for the sake of your name ##
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"in order that everyone can see that you are very great and keep your promises. " (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## Hope of Israel ##
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This is another name for Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## the one who saves him ##
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"the savior" or "the one who rescues him"
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## why will you be like…like a warrior who is not able to rescue anyone? ##
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The word "like" here means "similar to." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]).
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## confused ##
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unable to understand or to think clearly
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