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General Information:
The summary of Yahweh's judgment on Israel includes how Judah also fell into idolatry.
Judah
The location "Judah" is metonymy for the people that live there. AT: "the people of Judah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
he afflicted them
"Yahweh punished the Israelites"
gave them into the hand of those who would take the possession as spoil
"Hand" is metonymy for control, power or authority. AT: "handed them over to those who robbed them of their property" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
until he had cast them out of his sight
"his sight" is metaphor for attention and caring. AT: "until he got rid of them all" or "until they were no longer in his presence" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)