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# General Information:
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These verses are very similar to [Jeremiah 16:14-15](../16/14.md), although not exactly the same. Compare how you translated those verses.
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# see
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The word "see" here alerts the reader to pay attention to the important information that follows.
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# days are coming
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A future time is spoken of as if it were an object coming toward the speaker or the hearers. AT: "the time will happen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# this is Yahweh's declaration
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/07.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# As Yahweh lives
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"as surely as Yahweh is alive." The people use this expression to show that what they say next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:2](../04/01.md). AT: "I solemnly swear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# who brought up and who led back
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These two phrases mean the same thing and can be combined. AT: "who brought back" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# the house of Israel
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The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/17.md). AT: "Israel" or "the kingdom of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the northern land and all the lands where they had been driven
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This refers to the way the northern ten tribes of Israel were captured and spread out among the surrounding countries.
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# Then they will live in their own land
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This refers to Israel, from where they were scattered. This can be stated explicitly. AT: "Then they will live in their own land again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofisrael]] |