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# the word of Yahweh came
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This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this in [Haggai 1:1](./01.md). AT: "Yahweh gave a message" or "Yawheh spoke this message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# by the hand of Haggai
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Here the word "hand" refers to Haggai himself. Yahweh used Haggai as the agent to deliver his command. See how you translated this in [Haggai 1:1](./01.md). AT: "through Haggai" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# Is it a time for you ... ruined?
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Yahweh is rebuking the people. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "Now is not the time for you ... ruined." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# this house
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the temple of Yahweh
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# but cannot get drunk
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There is not enough wine to satisfy the people's thirst and not nearly enough for drunkenness. The reader should understand that the text is not calling drunkenness a good thing.
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# the wage earner earns money only to put it into a bag full of holes
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Not earning enough money to buy necessary goods is spoken of as if the person were losing the money that falls out through holes in the money bag. AT: "the money the worker earns is gone before he finishes buying everything he needs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/harvest]] |