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# household idols speak falsely
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"household idols give false messages." Zechariah is not suggesting that idols actually speak. He is referring to the messages people say they hear from idols. The UDB makes this explicit.
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# diviners envision a lie
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"diviners see false visions"
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# they tell deceitful dreams
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It is implied that they know these dreams are false. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "diviners lie about their dreams in order to deceive people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# empty comfort
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This refers to words that sooth temporarily, but do not provide any longterm help.
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# they wander like sheep
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The people who do not have true prophets who tell the truth are spoken of as sheep who do not have a shepherd to tell them where to go. Alternate translation: "the people who listen to the false prophets are like sheep who do not know which way to go" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# they ... suffer because there is no shepherd
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The people who do not have true prophets are spoken of as sheep who suffer because they do not have a shepherd to tell them where to go. Alternate translation: "the people who listen to the false prophets ... are suffering like sheep who do not have a shepherd to guide them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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