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# the rod that struck you is broken
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The rod that struck Philistia represents a king who sent his army to attack them. Being broken represents either being dead or being defeated. AT: "the king that sent his army against you is dead" or "the army that attacked you is defeated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# For out of the serpent's root will grow out an adder ... his offspring will be a fiery flying serpent
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These two phrases are both the image of a serpent's offspring being even more harmful than the serpent. They represent a king's successor being more powerful and cruel than the first king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# an adder
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a kind of poisonous snake
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# a fiery flying serpent
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Here the word "fiery" probably refers to the serpent's poisonous bite, and the word "flying" refers to its quick movements. AT: "a quickly moving poisonous snake" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# The firstborn of the poor
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This represents the poorest people. AT: "The poorest people" or "The poorest of my people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I will kill your root with famine that will put to death all your survivors
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Here "your root" refers to the people of Philistia. AT: "I will kill your people with famine that will put to death all your survivors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ahaz]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/declare]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philistines]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serpent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/offspring]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/firstborn]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]] |