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# They prepare
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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Here "They" refers to the leaders of Babylon.
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# prepare the table
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Here "table" represents the food that people will eat at the feast. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# arise, princes
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Here "princes" refers in general to men with authority and not necessarily to sons of kings.
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# anoint your shields with oil
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Soldiers would put oil on their leather shields so they would stay soft and not crack during battle. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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