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# General Information:
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Verses 1:2-18 refer to Yahweh's judgment. Verses 1:4-16 describe Yahweh's judgment on the people of Judah.
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# I will reach out with my hand over Judah
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This is an idiom that means God will punish. AT: "I will punish Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# I will cut off every remnant ... the names of the idolatrous people among the priests ... the people who on the housetops ... the people who worship and swear
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The verb "cut off" applies to each of these phrases, but has been used only once to avoid repetition. AT: "I will cut off every remnant ... I will cut off the names of the idolatrous people among the priests ... I will cut off the people who on the housetops ... I will cut off the people who worship and swear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# cut off
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Destroying is spoken of as if it were cutting something off from what it was a part of. See how you translated this in [Zephaniah 1:3](./01.md). AT: "destroy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# cut off ... the names of the idolatrous people among the priests
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Here "cut off ... the names" is an idiom that means to cause people to forget them. AT: "cause everyone ... to forget the priests who are idolatrous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# by their king
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See the footnote about the possible rendering of this as "by Milcom."
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# neither seek Yahweh nor ask for his guidance
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Seeking Yahweh represents either 1) asking God for help or 2) thinking about God and obeying him. AT: "do not think about Yahweh or ask him to guide them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/cutoff]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/baal]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/idol]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]] |