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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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 # that sword has come against my people! It is against all
 
-This speaks of Yahweh's sword attacking his people as if the sword itself were the attacker. Alternate translation: "I will use my sword to kill my people! I will bring it against all" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
+"I will use my sword to kill my people! I will bring it against all"
 
 # They are thrown against the sword with my people
 
-This speaks of the leaders of Israel being killed with a sword as if they are thrown against the sword. Alternate translation: "They are killed with the sword along with my people" or "The sword will kill them along with my people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+"They are killed with the sword along with my people"
 
 # slap your thigh
 
-In Ezekiel's culture, slapping one's thigh was a sign of grief. Some other translation use the gesture of beating one's breast which is a sign of grief in many cultures. Alternate translation: "beat your chests" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])
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+"beat your chests". In Ezekiel's culture, slapping one's thigh was a sign of grief. Some other translations use the gesture of beating one's breast which is a sign of grief in many cultures.
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