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## Israel is a sheep scattered and driven away by lions ##
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AT: "Israel is a sheep that lions scattered and drove away" Yahweh compares Israel to sheep and her enemies to lions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## devoured him ##
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This compares the destruction of Israel by Assyria to being eaten eagerly. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## broke his bones ##
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This compares the destruction of Israel by Nebuchdnezzar to breaking bones. AT: "destroyed Israel". (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## See, I am about to... ##
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The word "See" means to pay special attention to what follows.
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