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## before your eyes ##
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The word "eyes" here represents the people of the nation of Israel. AT: "out in the open where all of the nation of Israel may see" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## Is it not the wheat harvest today? ##
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Harvest time normally comes at the start of the dry season. AT:"it is the time of the harvest and no rainstorms are present during this time." (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## he may send thunder and rain ##
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Rain is not good during the harvest. The grains need to be kept dry so that they do not rot in storage during the winter months.
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## the people greatly feared Yahweh ##
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Israel is relearning what it means to fear Yahweh. A lesson that was not past down from one generation to the next.
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