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# General Information:
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Yahweh is speaking. In the ancient Near East, it was commonly believed that a nation's gods were responsible for military victory. It may have been believed that a god would not defend an evil city. The ULB sets poetry (6:1-30)farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry.
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# Find safety ... by leaving Jerusalem
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"Leave Jerusalem ... so that you can be safe"
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# people of Benjamin
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This is who Yahweh was speaking to.
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# Blow a ram's horn in Tekoa
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"Blow a ram's horn in Tekoa to warn the people that they will be attacked"
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# Tekoa
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"a horn for blowing". This is the name of a town about 18 kilometers south of Jerusalem.
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# Raise up over Beth Hakkerem a signal
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"Light a fire to send up smoke at Beth Hakkerem to warn people about the enemy coming" or "Raise up a flag over the town of Beth Hakkerem to warn people about the enemy coming"
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# Beth Hakkerem
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the name of a town about 10 kilometers south of Jerusalem. The name means "the place of the vineyard."
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# wickedness is appearing from the north
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"enemies will come from the north and cause disaster to happen to you"
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# a great crushing is coming
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"Enemies will come and destroy you" |