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# General Information:
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Verses 1:2-18 refer to Yahweh's judgment. Verses 1:4-16 describe Yahweh's judgment on the people of Judah.
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# General Information:
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In verses 1:8-13, Yahweh is speaking. He alternates between using first person and speaking about himself in the third person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# on that day
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"on the day of Yahweh." See how you translated this phrase in [Zephaniah 1:9](./07.md).
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# Yahweh's declaration
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. AT: "what Yahweh has declared" or "what Yahweh has solemnly said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# Fish Gate
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The Fish Gate was one of the gates in the Jerusalem city wall.
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# wailing from the Second District
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"Mourn loudly from the Second District." The Second District was a newer part of Jerusalem.
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# a great crashing sound
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This refers to the sound of buildings collapsing. This can be stated explicitly. AT: "a loud sound of buildings collapsing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# from the hills
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This refers to the hills surrounding Jerusalem.
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# for all the merchants will be ruined; all those who weigh out silver will be cut off
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These two phrases refer to the same people and are used to emphasize that business will be destroyed. AT: "for those who buy and sell goods will be killed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# those who weigh out silver
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This refers to merchants. Before coins were used, people weighed out silver or gold as payment for things they bought.
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# cut off
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Destroying is spoken of as if it were cutting something off from what it was a part of. See how you translated this in [Zephaniah 1:3](./01.md). AT: "destroyed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |