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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
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# General Information:
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The words "them" and "they" in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
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# So proclaim all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. Proclaim these things to them, but they will not answer you.
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These two sentences say the same thing, The second emphasizes the message of the first. AT: "Tell them my message, but they will not listen to you or answer you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# the voice of Yahweh its God
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Here "the voice of Yahweh" represents what Yahweh has said. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:25](../03/23.md). AT: "what Yahweh its God has said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Truth is destroyed and cut off from their mouths
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Yahweh speaks of truth as if it was something the people could destroy and stop saying. This can be stated in active form. AT: "The people destroy truth and cut it off from their mouths" or "The people tell only lies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Truth is destroyed
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The abstract noun "truth" can be translated using the adjective "truthful." AT: "What is truthful is destroyed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]]) |