en_tn_condensed/jer/06/20.md

# What does this frankincense going up from Sheba mean to me? Or these sweet smells from a distant land?

God uses these questions to rebuke the people. Alternate translation: "Frankincense from Sheba and sweet smelling cane from a distant land mean nothing to me." or "I do not want your burnt offerings of frankincense from Sheba or sweet smelling cane from a distant land." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# these sweet smells

People would burn sweet smelling cane as an offering to God.

# are not acceptable to me

"do not please me" or "do not make me happy"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What does this frankincense going up from Sheba mean to me? Or these sweet smells from a distant land?`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`God uses these questions to rebuke the people. Alternate translation: "Frankincense from Sheba and sweet smelling cane from a distant land mean nothing to me." or "I do not want your burnt offerings of frankincense from Sheba or sweet smelling cane from a distant land." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# these sweet smells`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`People would burn sweet smelling cane as an offering to God.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# are not acceptable to me`
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			`"do not please me" or "do not make me happy"`