# On that day

"At that time"

# Yahweh with his hard, great and fierce sword will punish

Yahweh having the power to destroy his enemies is spoken of as if he had strong, large sword. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the monster that is in the sea

This refers to Leviathan.

# A vineyard of wine, sing of it

"Sing about the vineyard of wine." This speaks about the people of Israel as if they were a vineyard that produced fruit. AT: "Sing about the people of Israel as if they were a vineyard that produced grapes for wine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# I, Yahweh, am its protector

"I, Yahweh, protect the vineyard"

# night and day

The words "night" and "day" are combined here to mean "all the time." AT: "all the time" or "continually" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/leviathan]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serpent]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vineyard]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wine]]