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# Edom has taken
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Here "Edom" refers to the people who live there. AT: "The people of Edom have taken" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the house of Judah
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The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the descendants of Judah over many years. See how you translated these words in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). AT: "the Judah people group" or "the people of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I will strike Edom with my hand
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Here Yahweh speaks of punishing the people as if he were literally hitting them with his hand. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 25:7](./06.md). AT: "I will punish Edom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I will make them ... from Teman to Dedan
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"I will make all of Edom ... from Teman to Dedan." These are two cities at opposite ends of Edom. This means that Yahweh will destroy all of Edom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# They will fall by the sword
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The word "fall" represents being killed and the word "sword" refers to their enemies who will kill them in battle. AT: "Their enemies will kill them with their swords" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/avenge]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]] |