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660 B
660 B
Hosea the prophet is speaking.
an east wind will come; the wind of Yahweh
This means that the judgment of Yahweh on Israel (Ephraim) is coming soon. (see: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Ephraim's spring will dry up, and his well will have no water
The northern kingdom is spoken of as if it were a tree or a plant that always needed water to live. AT: "The people of Israel will meet disaster" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
his storehouse
All of the people's possessions in the northern kingdom are spoken of as if they were kept in a single storehouse. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)