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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues telling how to destroy the people of Babylon and Chaldea.
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# Kill all her bulls. Send them down to the place of slaughter
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Possible meaning of "bulls" is 1) soldiers or 2) strong young men. Killing them is spoken of as taking them to a place of slaughter. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Kill all her bulls
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Yahweh speaks this to the enemies of Babylon. This can be made clear. Alternate translation: "You enemies of Babylon, kill all her bulls" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# her bulls
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The word "her" refers to Babylon.
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# them ... their
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The word "them" and "their" refer to the people of Babylon.
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# their day has come—the time for their punishment
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The phrases "their day" and "the time" mean the same thing and can be combined. Alternate translation: "the time for their punishment has come" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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