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# General Information:
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Yahweh tells Ezekiel to speak to the people of Israel. He tells a story where the nation of Israel is a lioness and some of the past kings in the kingdom of Judah are her cubs. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# take up a lamentation
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This idiom means to sing a lamentation. AT: "sing a lamentation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Who was your mother?
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Yahweh asks this ask a leading question in order to introduce the answer. AT: "This is who your mother is." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# lioness
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a female lion
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# He was caught in their trap
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "They caught him in their trap" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |