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# A distressing vision has been given to me
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Yahweh showed me a troubling vision" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# the treacherous man deals treacherously
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"those who deceive will deceive"
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# the destroyer destroys
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"those who destroy will destroy"
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# Go up and attack, Elam; besiege, Media
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In the vision given to Isaiah, Yahweh speaks to the armies of Elam and Media as if they are there listening to him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-apostrophe]])
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# Go up and attack, Elam; besiege, Media
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It is understood that they are to attack the Babylonians. Alternate translation: "Go up and attack the Babylonians, you soldiers of Elam; go and besiege the Babylonians, you soldiers of Media" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# Elam ... Media
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Here "Elam" and "Media" represent the soldiers from these places. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# I will stop all her groaning
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Here "her" represents all the people who are suffering because of the Babylonians. Yahweh will cause them to stop groaning when he sends the armies of Elam and Media to destroy the Babylonians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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