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# General Information:
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Hosea the prophet is speaking.
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# his brothers
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This expression seems to stand for the nations around the northern kingdom, especially Judah, the southern kingdom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# an east wind will come; the wind of Yahweh
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A wind from the east was very hot and destructive. Here it refers to the armies from the east that Yahweh will send to destroy the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Ephraim's spring will dry up, and his well will have no water
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Hosea continues to describe how God will punish the people of Israel. Here water represents life, vitality, and strength. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# his storehouse
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This refers to all of the peoples' possessions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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