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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the leaders of Israel.
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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues speaking of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep and the leaders of Israel as if they were shepherds who have not cared for the flock. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# hear the word of Yahweh
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This is an idiom that is used to introduce a special message from God. AT: "listen to Yahweh's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# As I live
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"As surely as I am alive." Yahweh uses this expression to show that what he says next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). AT: "I solemnly swear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 5:11](../05/11.md). AT: "this is what the Lord Yahweh declares" or "this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, declare" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# because my flock has become plunder and food for all the beasts in the fields
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This can be stated in the active form. AT: "because all the beasts in the fields steal my flock and eat them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# plunder
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things that are stolen
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# all the beasts in the fields
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Here "all" is a generalization that refers to all the wild animals that eat sheep. AT: "all the wild animals in the fields" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# because there was no shepherd
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"because they did not have a shepherd"
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# none of my shepherds sought my flock
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"none of my shepherds tried to find my flock"
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# guarded themselves
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"shepherded themselves" or "fed and cared for themselves"
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# did not shepherd my flock
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"did not feed and care for my flock"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/declare]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]] |