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# They
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The word "They" refers to the people who were hungry that Yahweh had settled in the land. This sentence describes how they were before Yahweh settled them in the land.
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# They were diminished and brought low
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Their leaders diminished their number and brought them low" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# were diminished
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"became fewer in number"
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# brought low
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This means to be humiliated. AT: "humiliated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# pours contempt on
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Here David speaks of Yahweh showing contempt for the leaders as if contempt were a liquid he poured out on them. AT: "shows contempt for" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the leaders
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"the nobles." This refers to the leaders who oppressed the people. AT: "the leaders who oppressed them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# where there are no roads
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"where people never go"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/suffer]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/contempt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]] |