See in Reader
1019 B
Ask the nations, who has ever heard of such a thing as this?
Implicit is that the nations will say that nobody has ever heard something like this. AT: "Nowhere on earth has anyone ever heard of such a thing like this!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
The virgin Israel
Israel is ironically described as a virgin woman. AT: "Israel, who falsely pretends to be fully devoted to God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony)
Does the snow in Lebanon ever leave the rocky hills in the fields?
The implicit answer to this question is "no". AT: "The snow of Lebanon clearly never leaves the rocky hills in the fields" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Do the mountain streams coming from far away ever lose their water?
The implicit answer to this question is also "no". AT: "The moutain streams coming from far away surely never lose their water" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)