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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message about Gog. He speaks of the people of Gog as if they were one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# I will summon a sword against him
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The word "sword" here is a metonym for soldiers who use swords to kill people. Alternate translation: "I will cause soldiers to attack him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# each man's sword will be against his brother
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Here "sword" is a metonym for the person who uses the sword to fight. Alternate translation: "all of his soldiers will fight each other" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# his brother
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"his fellow soldier"
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