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# General Information:
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Yahweh is talking about Judah and Israel.
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# So I will be like a lion to Ephraim
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Yahweh is going to pursue and attack Ephraim like a lion. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# like a young lion to the house of Judah
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Yahweh is going to treat Judah in a similar way. Yahweh is showing his displeasure with both the northern and the southern kingdoms. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# I, even I
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Yahweh is emphasizing that he is the one that is bringing judgment on all of his people.
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# will tear
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As a lion tears apart the animal it is eating, so Yahweh will tear his people away from their homes and country. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I will go and return to my place
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Yahweh will leave his rebellious people.
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# seek my face
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Try to come into God's presence by means of worship and sacrifice. AT: "ask me to pay attention to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |