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General Information:
These verses continue the description of the final war for the city of Jerusalem and of how God will save her.
you will flee
Here "you" is plural and refers to the people of Jerusalem. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
between Yahweh's mountains
This refers to the mountains created after the Mount of Olives split in half.
Azel
This is the name of a town or village east of Jerusalem. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
You will flee just as you fled
Here "You will" refers to the people of Jerusalem. But, "you fled" refers to their ancestors since this describes an event that happened many years earlier. AT: "You will flee just as your ancestors fled" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah
Here "in the days" is an idiom that refers to the time when Uzziah was king. AT: "when Uzziah was king of Judah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
the holy ones
This probably refers to God's angels.