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# like an impenetrable bronze wall to this people
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Yahweh compares Jeremiah to a wall because the people will not be able to defeat him. Alternate translation: "I will make you strong, like a bronze wall" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# they will wage war against you
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This speaks of the people fighting with Jeremiah as if he were an army that they waged war against. Alternate translation: "they will fight against you" or "they will oppose you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# save and rescue
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The words "save" and "rescue" mean the same thing and emphasize the safety that God promises. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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