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 # behold
 
-"look" or "listen" or "pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
+"listen" or "pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
 
 # I blew it away
 
-The people not being able to find what they were looking for is spoken of as if Yahweh had blown on dust so it would go away. Alternate translation: "I made sure there was nothing there for you to find" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+"I made sure there was nothing there for you to find"
 
 # declares Yahweh of hosts
 
-Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. Alternate translation: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
+"this is what I, Yahweh, have declared". Yahweh speaks of himself to express the certainty of what he is declaring.
 
 # runs to his own house
 
-"is always working to build his own house." The word "runs" emphasizes that the people consider building their own houses the most important thing they can do.
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+"is always working to build his own house." This emphasizes that the people consider building their own houses the most important thing they can do.
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