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# God brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who
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The idiom "brought on them" means to cause to attack with his army. Alternate translation: "God caused the king of the Chaldeans to attack them, and he" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# who killed their young men with the sword
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The king probably did not personally kill their young men. Rather, his army killed them. Alternate translation: "whose army killed their young men with swords" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# God gave them all into his hand
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Here "hand" is a metonym for the power to defeat them. Alternate translation: "God allowed the Chaldean army to defeat them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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