See in Reader
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11 lines
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## See ##
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The word "See" alerts us to pay attention to what is about to be said.
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## floods of water are rising in the north; they will be like an overflowing river ##
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The two phrases have similar meaning and are combined for emphasis. The "waters" and "river" both represent the army coming from the north (probably the Babylonians). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## they will overflow the land ##
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"they" refers to the army from the north.
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