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# arrogant
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"proud"
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# he brings darkness
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"he causes darkness to come." Here trouble and despair are spoken of as if they were "darkness." AT: "he brings trouble and despair" or "he cause great troubles to come"
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# before he causes your feet to stumble
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Here a person is referred to by his "feet" to emphasize that he is walking. AT: "before he causes you to trip and fall as you walk" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# twilight
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early morning or evening when it is partially dark, when the sun is beginning to rise or when the sun is almost set
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# For you are hoping for light, but he will turn the place into a deep darkness, into a dark cloud
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This speaks of goodness and blessings as "light" and of trouble and despair as "darkness." AT: "For you were hoping for light and blessings, but Yahweh will give you darkness and great despair--you will feel like you are surrounded by a dark cloud" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# for Yahweh's flock has been taken captive
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "for enemies have captured Yahweh's flock" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# for Yahweh's flock has been taken captive
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Here Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh's people as Yahweh's "flock" because he cares for them like a shepherd cares for his sheep. This event has not happened yet, but it is written here as if it already has. This can be written in future tense. AT: "for you who are Yahweh's flock, your enemies will soon capture you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pastforfuture]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/darkness]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/light]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flock]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/captive]] |