en_tn/jer/09/15.md

# General Information:

Yahweh continues speaking about the people of Judah.

# Yahweh of hosts ... says this

Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).

# See

Yahweh uses this word here to draw the people's attention to what he says next. AT: "Listen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# wormwood

a plant that tastes bitter

# Then I will scatter them among the nations

"Then I will force them to leave here and live in many different countries"

# neither they nor their ancestors

The understood verb may be supplied. AT: "that neither they nor their ancestors have known" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# I will send out a sword after them

Here the word "sword" refers to an enemy army. AT: "I will send an army of soldiers to fight against them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# I have completely destroyed them

This is a metonym for Yahweh causing the people's enemies to destroy them. AT: "I have caused their enemies to completely destroy them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`Yahweh continues speaking about the people of Judah.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Yahweh of hosts ... says this`

			`Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).`

			`# See`

			`Yahweh uses this word here to draw the people's attention to what he says next. AT: "Listen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# wormwood`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`a plant that tastes bitter`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Then I will scatter them among the nations`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`"Then I will force them to leave here and live in many different countries"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# neither they nor their ancestors`

			`The understood verb may be supplied. AT: "that neither they nor their ancestors have known" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])`

			`# I will send out a sword after them`

			`Here the word "sword" refers to an enemy army. AT: "I will send an army of soldiers to fight against them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# I have completely destroyed them`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is a metonym for Yahweh causing the people's enemies to destroy them. AT: "I have caused their enemies to completely destroy them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`