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# Yahweh's anger was kindled against Amaziah
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Here the increase in Yahweh's anger is spoken of as if it were a growing fire. Alternate translation: "Yahweh's anger grew like a fire against Amaziah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Why have you sought after the gods of a people who did not even save their own people from your hand?
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The prophet uses this rhetorical question to rebuke Amaziah for worshiping the powerless gods of the people he had defeated. Here the word "hand" is a metonym for power. The question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You have worshiped the gods of a people that did not even save their own people from your power, King Amaziah." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# the gods ... who did not even save their own people
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This expresses the popular opinion of the day that the gods determined who won battles.
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