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# Where is Yahweh?
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This question would have shown that they wanted to obey Yahweh. Alternate translation: "We need to obey Yahweh!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# did not care about me
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"were not committed to me" or "rejected me"
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# The shepherds transgressed against me
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The leaders are spoken of as if they were shepherds and the people who followed them were sheep. Alternate translation: "Their leaders sinned against me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# walked after unprofitable things
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Here "walked after" represents obeying or worshiping. Alternate translation: "obeyed unprofitable things" or "worshiped unprofitable things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# unprofitable things
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Unprofitable things are things that cannot help a person. Here it refers to idols.
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