# General Information: Yahweh continues to tell Ezekiel what to say to the people of Israel. # house of Israel The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/16.md). AT: "the Israelite people group" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # I carry out the words that I speak This idiom means that Yahweh does what he says. AT: "I do the things that I say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) # The matter will no longer be delayed The "matter" refers to the things that Yahweh says will happen. AT: "What I say will no longer be delayed" or "What I say will happen soon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) # I will speak this word "I will speak this message" or "I will speak this prophecy" # in your days This idiom refers to the period of time in which a person lives. AT: "while you are alive" or "during you lifetime" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) # rebellious house This is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:5](../02/04.md). AT: "rebellious people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). AT: "this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]]) # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vision]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/divination]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/word]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rebel]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/declare]]