en_tn/isa/44/20.md

translationWords

• en:tw:deceive
• en:tw:falsegod
• en:tw:heart
• en:tw:righthand
• en:tw:soul

translationNotes

• It is as if he were eating ashes - Yahweh compares worshiping idols to eating ashes. This means the idols are worthless and cannot help anyone. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)
• his deceived heart misleads him - AT: "he has deceived himself and gone astray"
• He cannot rescue his soul - AT: "The person who worships idols cannot save himself" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)