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Yahweh continues his message about the punishment coming to Judah.
## The snorting of his stallions is heard from Dan ##
AT: "People in Dan hear the sound of the enemy army coming to attack Judah." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## stallions ##
male horses
## The whole earth shakes ##
AT: "The people of the land shake with fear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
## at the sound of the neighing of his strong horses ##
"when they hear the sound of the enemy's strong horses"
## neighing ##
the sound that a horse makes
## For they will come ##
The word "they" refers to the invading army.
## and consume the land ##
"and destroy the land." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
## I am sending out snakes among you ##
The snakes represent the enemy soldiers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) AT: "I am sending out enemy soldiers to fight you."
## vipers that you cannot charm ##
AT: "vipers that you cannot send away with magic."
## vipers ##
a kind of snake that is poisonous and has large fangs
## They will bite you ##
AT: "They will attack you" or "They will destroy you."
## This is Yahweh's declaration ##
See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:7](../01/07.md).