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# General Information:
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The words "them" and "you" in these verses both refer to the people of Israel.
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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues his message of judgment on the people of Israel.
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# whose height was like the height of cedars; he was strong as the oaks
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This is an exaggeration. It describes how tall and strong the Amorite people were and compares them to the tallest and strongest trees in that region. Alternate translation: "who were tall and strong like great trees" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# cedars
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cedar trees
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# oaks
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oak trees
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# Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below
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How Yahweh completely destroyed the Amorites is pictured as a tree being destroyed from top to bottom. Alternate translation: "Yet I destroyed them completely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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