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# They would not accept discipline

Here "accept discipline" represents learning from discipline. Alternate translation: "They refused to learn from discipline" or "When I disciplined them, they refused to learn to obey me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destructive lion

God speaks of the people of Israel killing the prophets as if their sword were a lion that ate the prophets. Alternate translation: "You have killed the prophets brutally with your sword like a destructive lion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# destructive

capable of causing a very large amount of damage
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# They would not accept discipline`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "accept discipline" represents learning from discipline. Alternate translation: "They refused to learn from discipline" or "When I disciplined them, they refused to learn to obey me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destructive lion`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`God speaks of the people of Israel killing the prophets as if their sword were a lion that ate the prophets. Alternate translation: "You have killed the prophets brutally with your sword like a destructive lion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# destructive`

			`capable of causing a very large amount of damage`