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- the enemy will come flying like an eagle, spreading out his wings - These phrases compare how a powerful army will descend on Moab and conquer it to the way an eagle swoops down to capture its prey. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)
- Kerioth - a city in Moab. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
- Kerioth has been captured, and its strongholds have been seized - "The enemy has captured Kerioth and seized its strongholds" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
- in that day the hearts of Moab's soldiers ...women in labor - This phrase compares the fear that will overwhelm the soldiers of Moab to the fear a woman may feel when she is about to give birth to her child. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)