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# I will give him
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Here the word "him" refers to the king of Babylon.
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# all the wealth ... all of its riches, all of its precious items and all the treasures
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Yahweh repeats the same basic idea four times for emphasis. Babylon will take away all the wealth of Israel, including the king's possessions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# I will place these things in the hand of your enemies
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Placing things in people's hands represents giving thing to the people or allowing the people to take the things. Alternate translation: "I will give these things to your enemies" or "I will allow your enemies to take possession of these things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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