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700 B
700 B
General Information:
Yahweh is talking about Judah and Israel.
So I will be like a lion to Ephraim
Yahweh is going to pursue and attack Ephraim like a lion. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)
like a young lion to the house of Judah
Yahweh is going to treat Judah in a similar way. Yahweh is showing his displeasure with both the northern and the southern kingdoms. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)
I, even I
Yahweh is emphasizing that he is the one that is bringing judgment on all of his people.
will tear
As a lion tears apart the animal it is eating, so Yahweh will tear his people away from their homes and country. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)