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# I call a bird of prey from the east
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Yahweh speaks of Cyrus as if he were "a bird of prey." As a bird swiftly captures its prey, so Cyrus will swiftly accomplish Yahweh's purpose to conquer the nations. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I have spoken; I will also accomplish it; I have purposed, I will also do it.
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This repeats the same idea for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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