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# I will bring the four winds from the four corners of the heavens
Here "four winds from the four corners" is an idiom that represents wind blowing from every direction. AT: "I will cause the winds to blow from every direction" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# I will bring the four winds from the four corners of the heavens
Here "winds" represents nations. And the nations are a synecdoche representing the armies from those nations. Causing armies to come from all directions is spoken of as if Yahweh will cause wind to blow from all directions AT: "I will bring your enemies from every direction to attack you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# to all of those winds
Here "winds" represents "nations." AT: "to all those nations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# There is no nation to which those scattered from Elam will not go
This can be stated in positive form. AT: "I will scatter the people of Elam to every nation on earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])