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# General Information:
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In 2:4-15, Yahweh announces his judgment on the nations that surround Judah.
# the exultant city
"the city that is proud of itself." This refers to the city of Nineveh, about whom Yahweh began to speak in [Zephaniah 2:13](./12.md).
# said in her heart
This idiom means "said to herself" or "she thought." The city is spoken of as if it were a person that could speak. It represents the people who live in that city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# I am, and nothing is my equal
It may be necessary to supply an object for "I am." AT: "I am the greatest city, and no other city is equal to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# a horror
"a horrible place to see"
# hiss and shake his fist
A hiss is an angry sound. This phrase indicates extreme anger of the people toward Nineveh.