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# General Information:
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Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# skies ... will be bronze
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Moses speaks of the skies being like bronze because there will be no rain. AT: "skies ... will give no rain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the earth ... will be iron
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Moses speaks of the earth being like iron because no crops will grow. AT: "nothing will grow from the ground" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Yahweh will make the rain of your land into powder and dust
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"instead of rain, Yahweh will send sandstorms"
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# until you are destroyed
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "until it destroys you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bronze]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]] |