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# They will eat

The word "They" refers to the army of that nation.

# They will beat down with a sword your fortified cities

The sword is a synecdoche for all of the different weapons that people use in war. Alternate translation: "They will use their weapons to conquer your strong cities that you trusted to protect you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# your fortified cities

Fortified cities had a wall around them to protect the people inside from their enemies outside.

# in which you put your trust

"that you thought were strong enough to keep you safe"
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# They will eat`

			`The word "They" refers to the army of that nation.`

			`# They will beat down with a sword your fortified cities`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The sword is a synecdoche for all of the different weapons that people use in war. Alternate translation: "They will use their weapons to conquer your strong cities that you trusted to protect you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`
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			`# your fortified cities`

			`Fortified cities had a wall around them to protect the people inside from their enemies outside.`

mismatches 2018-09-25 21:08:29 +00:00			`# in which you put your trust`
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			`"that you thought were strong enough to keep you safe"`