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# General Information:
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Yahweh responds to Habakkuk.
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# be amazed and astonished
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The words "amazed" and "astonished" share similar meanings. Together they emphasize the strength of the emotion. AT: "be very amazed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# in your days
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This idiom refers to Habakkuk's lifetime. AT: "during your lifetime" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# when it is reported to you
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "when someone reports it to you" or "when you hear about it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# look!
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The word "look!" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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# I am about to raise up the Chaldeans
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Yahweh speaks of making the Chaldeans powerful as if he were raising them up. AT: "I am about to make the Chaldeans very powerful" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# impetuous
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Possible meanings are 1) "violent" or 2) "hasty."
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# the breadth of the land
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This can mean 1) everywhere in Judah or 2) everywhere in the world. This would be an exaggeration to emphasize how powerful the Chaldean army is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# They are terrifying and fearsome
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The words "terrifying" and "fearsome" share similar meanings. Together they emphasize the fear that the Chaldeans instilled in other people. AT: "They cause others to be greatly terrified" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# their judgment and splendor proceed from themselves
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The word "splendor" represents their pride in how they view themselves. Yahweh speaks of their opinion of themselves as if the qualities of judgment and splendor came from them. AT: "because they are prideful, they decide for themselves what judgment looks like" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/chaldeans]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/splendor]] |