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699 B
Will the ones biting at you not rise up suddenly, and the ones terrifying you awaken?
"The ones biting at you will certainly rise up suddenly, and the ones terrifying you will awaken."
the ones biting at you
Those whom the man has oppressed and made debtors by forcing them to give him pledges will now oppress him, which is spoken of as if they were biting him.
the ones terrifying you
This refers to the same debtors. They will terrify the Chaldeans by attacking them in revenge for the pledges that they were forced to give.
rise up ... awaken
The people of the nations beginning to act against the Chaldeans is spoken of as if they were to "rise up" and to "awaken" from sleep.