en_tn_condensed/amo/09/01.md

# General Information:

Yahweh shows Amos another vision.

# Strike the tops ... Break them

It is uncertain to whom Yahweh is speaking these commands.

# Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds will shake

It is implied that Yahweh is speaking about the pillars and thresholds of a temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# tops of the pillars ... thresholds

This merism implies that the whole temple will be destroyed. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])

# Break them in pieces on all of their heads

Here "heads" represents the whole person. Alternate translation: "Break the pillars so that the temple falls on all of the people and kills them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])

# I will kill the last of them with the sword

Here "sword" represents an army attacking with their weapons. Alternate translation: "I will send an enemy army to kill the rest of them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])