See in Reader
13 lines
720 B
Markdown
13 lines
720 B
Markdown
# house of Israel
|
|
|
|
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: "the Israelite people group" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
|
|
|
|
# Are my ways unfair?
|
|
|
|
Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize the negative answer. Alternate translation: "My ways are not unfair." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
|
|
|
|
# Is it not your ways that are unfair?
|
|
|
|
Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize the positive answer. Alternate translation: "It is your ways that are unfair." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
|
|
|