# I will scatter them with a whirlwind

Yahweh speaks of how he will scatter the people as if a whirlwind were scattering everything in its path. Alternate translation: "I will scatter them as a whirlwind scatters things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# whirlwind

a strong wind that spins very quickly as it moves and can cause damage

# delightful land

"pleasant land" or "fruitful land"