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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues speaking to Ezekiel about nations in Sheol.
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# Elam is there
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Here "Elam" refers to the people of that country. Alternate translation: "The people of Elam are also there in Sheol" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# her multitudes
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Possible meanings are 1) her many people or 2) her army.
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# Her graves surround her
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See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:22](../32/22.md).
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# all of them were killed
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Here "them" refers to the people of Elam. This can be put in active form. Alternate translation: "enemies killed all the people of Elam" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# those who fell by the sword
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Translate "who fell by the sword" as in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md).
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# by the sword
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Here "the sword" is a metonym for soldiers who use swords to kill people. Alternate translation: "in battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# who have gone down uncircumcised
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"who were uncircumcised when they went down"
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# to the lowest parts of the earth
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"to places deep down in the ground" or "to the land deep down in the ground." See how you translated "in the lowest realms of the earth" in [Ezekiel 26:20](../26/20.md).
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# who brought their terrors
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The abstract noun "terrors" can be stated as "afraid." See how you translated "brought terror" in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md). Alternate translation: "those who, when they were still alive, caused people to be extremely afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# the land of the living
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This represents the people who were alive. See how you translated "the land of the living" in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# who carry their own shame
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Shame is spoken of as if it were an object that one could carry where he goes. Alternate translation: "who feel ashamed" or "who are now disgraced" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the pit
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"The pit" refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 32:23](../32/23.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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