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# I would feed Israel with the finest wheat
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God causing the best wheat to grow in Israel is spoken of as if he would literally feed the wheat to the people. Alternate translation: "I would allow the Israelites to eat the finest wheat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# feed Israel ... satisfy you
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Both "Israel" and "you" refer to the Israelites.
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# honey out of the rock
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This refers to wild honey. Bees would build hives in the holes in rocks and make the honey there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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