richmahn_en_tn/isa/37/28.md

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This continues Yahweh's message to the king of Assyria.

But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in

This refers to all activities of life. AT: "I know everything you do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)

and your raging against me

The word "raging" can be expressed as a verb. AT: "how you rage against me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)

your arrogance

Here the king's "arrogance" refers to his arrogant speech. AT: "your arrogant speech" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

your arrogance has reached my ears

This speaks of Yahweh hearing the king's speech as if the king's speech were something that traveled to his ear. AT: "I have heard you speaking arrogantly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

I will put my hook in your nose, and my bit in your mouth

A person uses a hook and bit to lead an animal around. This speaks of Yahweh controlling the king as if the king were an animal Yahweh controlled with a bit and hook. AT: "I will control you like a man controls his animal by place a hook in its nose and a bit in its mouth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

I will turn you back the way you came

This refers to causing the king to return to his own home country. The meaning of this can be made clear. AT: "I will force you to return to your own country" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

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