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# What does this frankincense going up from Sheba mean to me? Or these sweet smells from a distant land?
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God uses these questions to rebuke the people. AT: "Frankincense from Sheba and sweet smelling cane from a distant land mean nothing to me." or "I do not want your burnt offerings of frankincense from Sheba or sweet smelling cane from a distant land." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# these sweet smells
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People would burn sweet smelling cane as an offering to God.
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# are not acceptable to me
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"do not please me" or "do not make me happy"
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# See
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The word "See" here adds emphasis to what follows. AT: "Indeed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# I am about to place a stumbling block against this people
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"I am about to put obstacles in front of this people." Yahweh speaks of the troubles that he will make happen to the people of Israel as if they were a blocks that people stumble over. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# They will stumble over it
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Here "stumble over it" represents being harmed by the troubles. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# fathers and sons together
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The phrase "will stumble" is understood from the previous phrase. AT: "fathers and sons will both stumble" or "fathers and sons will both be hurt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# Inhabitants and their neighbors
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"Neighbors and their friends"
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# a people is coming
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Their purpose can be made clear. AT: "a people is coming to attack you" or "an army is coming" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# a great nation
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Here "nation" represents the army of the nation. AT: "the army of a great nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# is being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth
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Being "stirred up" represents preparing to do something. AT: "is being prepared to come from a distant land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/frankincense]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sheba]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/burntoffering]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/stumblingblock]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/stumble]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/neighbor]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/perish]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]] |