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17 lines
809 B
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Micah continues speaking about the people of Israel.
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## Their hands are very good ##
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AT: "The people are very good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## The best of them is like briers, the most upright is a hedge of thorns ##
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This means that even the best leaders in Israel caused harm and were worthless. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## It is the day foretold by your watchmen, the day of your punishment ##
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Here "your" still refers to the people of Israel. AT: "Their prophets have told them that Yahweh would punish them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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## Now their confusion has arrived ##
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This may refer to military defeat. AT: "Now it is here, and they will not understand what is happening"
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