# How will they respond to the messengers of that nation?
The author uses this question to introduce his instruction about how the Israelites should speak to the messengers. Alternate translation: "This is how we will answer the messengers of Philistia." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
# Yahweh has founded Zion
"Yahweh started Zion"
# in her
"in Jerusalem" or "there"
# the afflicted of his people
"those of his people who have been afflicted"