# The nations

The word "nations" is a metonym for the people who live in many nations. AT: "The people of the nations nearby" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# They will put their hands on their mouths

They do this to show that they are ashamed of what they have done. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# their ears will be deaf

This is an idiom. Nothing anyone says will have any effect on them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])