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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues speaking to Ezekiel about the people who were living in the ruins of Israel.
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# As I live
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"As surely as I am alive." Yahweh uses this expression to show that what he says next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). Alternate translation: "I solemnly swear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# the ones in the ruins will fall by the sword
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The phrase "fall by the sword" is an idiom. Alternate translation: "enemies will kill the ones living in the ruins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# those in fortresses and in caves will die of plagues
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"plagues will kill the people who live in fortresses and caves"
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# fortresses
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A fortress is a building that people build to protect themselves from enemies who attack them.
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# caves
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Caves are natural holes in the side of a mountain or down in the ground. They are usually made of rock.
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