richmahn_en_tn/isa/11/14.md

# they will swoop down on the Philistine hills

The people of Israel and Judah are pictured as if they were birds that fly down quickly to attack a person or animal. AT: "they will go quickly to the Philistine hills to attack the people there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the gulf of the Sea of Egypt

A "gulf" is a large area of water that land partly surrounds.

# With his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River

Waving his hand over something represents his power to change it. AT: "By his power he will cause a scorching wind to blow on the Euphrates River" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# his scorching wind

This is a strong or hot wind that causes some of the water in rivers to dry up.

# so it can be crossed over in sandals

"so that people can cross over it even while wearing their sandals"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they will swoop down on the Philistine hills`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The people of Israel and Judah are pictured as if they were birds that fly down quickly to attack a person or animal. AT: "they will go quickly to the Philistine hills to attack the people there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# the gulf of the Sea of Egypt`

			`A "gulf" is a large area of water that land partly surrounds.`

			`# With his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River`

			`Waving his hand over something represents his power to change it. AT: "By his power he will cause a scorching wind to blow on the Euphrates River" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# his scorching wind`

			`This is a strong or hot wind that causes some of the water in rivers to dry up.`

			`# so it can be crossed over in sandals`

			`"so that people can cross over it even while wearing their sandals"`