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# Yahweh of hosts says this

Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).

# See

This alerts the reader to pay attention to what follows. Alternate translation: "Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention"

# I am about to send sword, famine, and disease on them

The word "sword" is a metonym for war. The sword, famine, and disease are spoken of as people who can obey Yahweh's command to harm the Israelites. Alternate translation: "I am going to punish them by having them die in war, from hunger, and from illness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])

# For I will make them like rotten figs that are too bad to be eaten

Rotten figs are useless because they cannot be eaten, and Yahweh sees no use for the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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			`Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).`

			`# See`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This alerts the reader to pay attention to what follows. Alternate translation: "Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention"`
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			`# I am about to send sword, famine, and disease on them`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The word "sword" is a metonym for war. The sword, famine, and disease are spoken of as people who can obey Yahweh's command to harm the Israelites. Alternate translation: "I am going to punish them by having them die in war, from hunger, and from illness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])`
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			`# For I will make them like rotten figs that are too bad to be eaten`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Rotten figs are useless because they cannot be eaten, and Yahweh sees no use for the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])`
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