richmahn_en_tn/ezk/05/05.md

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General Information:

Yahweh continues to speak.

Lord Yahweh

See how you translated this in Ezekiel 2:4.

This is Jerusalem

"This carving represents Jerusalem" (Ezekiel 4:1)

in the midst of the nations

Possible meanings are 1) other nations were on all sides of Jerusalem or 2) "more important than all other nations."

I have placed her

Jerusalem is referred to as "her" and "she." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

other lands

"the neighboring countries" or "the countries around her"

The people have rejected my judgments

"The people of Israel and Jerusalem have refused to obey my judgments."

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