See in Reader
13 lines
660 B
Markdown
13 lines
660 B
Markdown
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]]) |