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# I will send a fire into the house of Hazael
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Here Yahweh speaks of his judgment against the house of Hazael as if it were a consuming fire. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the house of Hazael
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The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Hazael's descendants, who were rulers of the country where Damascus was located. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# it will devour the fortresses of Ben Hadad
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Here Yahweh's judgment is spoken of as if it were a fire that was consuming the fortresses. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Hazael ... Ben Hadad
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These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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