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# when you went out from Seir, when you marched from Edom

This refers to the time when the Israelites left Edom to start conquering the people in Canaan. Yahweh empowering his people to defeat the people of Canaan is spoken of as if he were a warrior leading the Israelite army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# Seir

Seir is a mountain on the border of the land of Israel and Edom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# the earth shook, and the skies also trembled; also the clouds poured down water

Possible meanings are 1) this is poetic language that emphasizes Yahweh's power by describing it as causing earthquakes and storms or 2) the people of Canaan being terrified as the Israelites were about to attack them is spoken of as if the earth and sky were shaking. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# when you went out from Seir, when you marched from Edom`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This refers to the time when the Israelites left Edom to start conquering the people in Canaan. Yahweh empowering his people to defeat the people of Canaan is spoken of as if he were a warrior leading the Israelite army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# Seir`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Seir is a mountain on the border of the land of Israel and Edom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# the earth shook, and the skies also trembled; also the clouds poured down water`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) this is poetic language that emphasizes Yahweh's power by describing it as causing earthquakes and storms or 2) the people of Canaan being terrified as the Israelites were about to attack them is spoken of as if the earth and sky were shaking. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00