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## seven times ##
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Here, "seven times" is not literal. It means Yahweh will multiply how severely he will punish them.
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## I will break your pride in your power ##
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"I will punish you so that you no longer take pride in your own power"
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## I will make the sky over you like iron and your land like bronze ##
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This means Yahweh will stop the rain from falling from the sky. This will make the ground hard so that people cannot plant seed or grow crops. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## Your strength will be used up for nothing ##
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AT: "Your hard work will be for nothing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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