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# to it
"to the mountain" or "to the people of Edom"
# Behold! I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will strike you with my hand and make you a desolation and a waste
Yahweh tells Ezekiel to speak to Mount Seir as if it could hear him. The message is for all of the people of Edom. Alternate translation: "Listen, Mount Seir, I will strike you with my hand and make you a desolation and a waste because of what your people did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# Behold!
The word "Behold" here adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: "Listen!" or "Indeed!"
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# I am against you
"I am your enemy" or "I oppose you"
# I will strike you with my hand
Here "hand" represents power. Alternate translation: "I will use my power to strike you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# make you a desolation
The abstract noun "desolation" can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "make you desolate" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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