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## about the desert by the sea ##
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This refers to the people who live in Babylon as being a desert though God has not made it into a desert yet. This event will certainly happen. AT: "about the people who live in a land that soon will be a desert." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## Like stormwinds from the Negev it comes passing through ##
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Isaiah compares the army that will attack the people to a storm with strong winds. They will be quick and powerful. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## from a terrible land ##
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The army is from a people that cause great fear.
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## A distressing vision has been given to me ##
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AT: "Yahweh showed me a troubling vision." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## the treacherous man deals treacherously ##
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"those who deceive will deceive"
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## and the destroyer destroys ##
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"those who destroy will destroy" |