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# In his right hand will be an omen about Jerusalem
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This means the he will hold one of the articles of his divination that was read as an omen against Jerusalem in his right hand. Alternate translation: "In his right hand will be an article of divination with an omen against Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# battering rams
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A battering ram was a cut tree or large log with a sharpened end or an end covered in metal. It was held by several men who would pound the end against a wall.
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# to build a ramp
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These were large dirt ramps that the Babylonian soldiers built so that they could get onto the walls of Jerusalem.
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# siege towers
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These were wooden towers that the Babylonian soldiers built around Jerusalem to enable them to shoot arrows over the walls of Jerusalem.
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