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# General Information:
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This verse is almost identical to [Jeremiah 49:19](../49/19.md). See how you translated that verse.
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# Behold!
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The word "Behold" here tells the reader to pay attention to what follows. Alternate translation: "Pay attention!"
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# He goes up like a lion from the majesty of the Jordan to the enduring grazing place
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This simile means that when Yahweh punishes the people of Babylon, it will be fierce and unexpected like when a lion attacks sheep. This can be stated in the first person. Alternate translation: "When I punish the people of Babylon, it will be fierce and unexpected like when a lion comes out of a forest and attacks sheep in the pasture" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
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# majesty
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This is a metonym for the majestic forests or thickets on the banks of the Jordan River. Alternate translation: "forest" or "thickets" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# the enduring grazing place
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This is land covered with grass where animals feed on the grass.
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# I will quickly cause them to run from it
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Here "them" refers to the Babylonian people; the word "it" refers to the invasion.
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# who will be chosen
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "whom I will choose" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# For who is like me, and who will summon me?
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Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that no one is like him. Alternate translation: "For no one is like me, no one can summon me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# who will summon me
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"who will challenge me" or "who will call me to account"
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# What shepherd is able to resist me?
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Yahweh uses this question to show no one can defeat him. Here "shepherd" is a metaphor for "king" or "ruler." Alternate translation: "No king is able to resist me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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