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Connecting Statement:
The writer continues describing the power of God's voice.
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf
The ground of Lebanon shaking is spoken of as if it were a young calf skipping. This emphasizes that when Yahweh speaks, the power of his voice shakes the ground. AT: "He makes the land of Lebanon shake like a calf skipping" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
skip
jump lightly back and forth
Sirion like a young ox
The words "he makes" and "skip" are understood from the first phrase. They can be repeated here. The ground of Sirion shaking is spoken of as if it were a young ox skipping. This emphasizes that when Yahweh speaks, the power of his voice shakes the ground. AT: "he makes Sirion skip like a young ox" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
Sirion
This is a mountain in Lebanon. It is also called Mount Hermon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
The voice of Yahweh sends out flames of fire
All occurrences of "voice" here represent Yahweh speaking. AT: "When Yahweh speaks he causes lightning to flash in the sky" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
flames of fire
This refers to lightning.