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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues speaking to Ezekiel about the people of Israel.
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# you are like a lovely song to them
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Here "you" refers to Ezekiel, and here he represents the message he speaks. This compares Ezekiel's message to a lovely song, which means the people enjoy listening to him, but they do not think his message is important enough to obey. AT: "they think that your words are like a lovely song" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# a lovely song
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Possible meanings are 1) "a beautiful song" or 2) "a love song" or "a song about love."
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# that is well played on a stringed instrument
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "that someone plays very well on a stringed instrument" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# stringed instrument
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something that has strings and people use to make music
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# when all of this happens
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The word "this" refers to all of the things that had God said would happen and that Ezekiel told the people about.
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# behold!
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The word "behold" here adds emphasis to what follows. AT: "indeed!"
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# that a prophet has been among them
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"that I really sent you as a prophet to them"
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