en_tn/isa/03/15.md

# Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?

Yahweh asks this question in order to accuse the leaders of the people. This accusation can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: "I am angry with you evil men because you are crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# crush my people

Making people suffer is spoken of as if it were crushing them with a very heavy weight. Alternate translation: "cruelly harm my people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# grind the faces of the poor

Making people suffer is spoken of as if it were rubbing their faces into the ground. Alternate translation: "harm the poor and make them suffer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# This is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. Alternate translation: "this is what the Lord Yahweh of hosts has declared" or "this is what I, the Lord Yahweh of hosts, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Yahweh asks this question in order to accuse the leaders of the people. This accusation can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: "I am angry with you evil men because you are crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# crush my people`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Making people suffer is spoken of as if it were crushing them with a very heavy weight. Alternate translation: "cruelly harm my people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# grind the faces of the poor`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Making people suffer is spoken of as if it were rubbing their faces into the ground. Alternate translation: "harm the poor and make them suffer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# This is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. Alternate translation: "this is what the Lord Yahweh of hosts has declared" or "this is what I, the Lord Yahweh of hosts, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00