Jeremiah is compared to the mouth of Yahweh because he will be used to speak Yahweh's message. AT: "you will speak for me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
Yahweh compares Jeremiah to a wall because the people will not be able to defeat him. AT: "I will make you strong, like a bronze wall" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
This speaks of the people fighting with Jeremiah as if he were an army that they waged war against. AT: "they will fight against you" or "they will oppose you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/07.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
These phrases have similar meanings and are used together to emphasize the safety that God provides. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# the hand of the wicked ... the hand of the tyrant
Here the word "hand" represents control. AT: "the control of the wicked ... the control of the tyrant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# the wicked
This refers to wicked people. AT: "wicked people" or "those who are wicked" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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