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## They will put their hands on their mouths; their ears will be deaf ##
This shows how dismayed they are, so much so they cannot respond. See the UDB. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
## They will lick the dust like a snake, like creatures that crawl on the earth. ##
Both phrases mean about the same thing. God's enemies will be completely humiliated and come to him in fear after they see the powerful things he does. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])