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# General Information:
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Nahum often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. Here he begins to describe the destruction of Nineveh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# The one who will dash you to pieces
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The word "you" refers to Nineveh. Nahum speaks of an army or military leader destroying Nineveh as if he were to shatter Nineveh like one would shatter a clay pot. Alternate translation: "The one who will destroy you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# The one who will dash you
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The person who is "the one" is not clear, so translate using a general term. Alternate translation: "Someone who will break you"
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# is coming up against you
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The idiom to "come against" means to attack. Alternate translation: "is preparing to attack you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Man the city walls, guard the roads, make yourselves strong, assemble your armies
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Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh. He tells them to prepare for battle, although he knows that the enemy will destroy the city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
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# Man the city walls
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Nineveh had a large, thick wall surrounding it. This refers to placing soldiers on the top of the wall in order to fight off attackers. This can be translated with a more general phrase if necessary. Alternate translation: "Man the fortifications" or "Prepare the defenses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# guard the roads
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This refers to having soldiers watch the roads leading to the city so that they can keep track of the enemy's approach.
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# make yourselves strong
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This is an idiom that means to prepare oneself for action. Here it applies to military action. Alternate translation: "prepare yourselves for battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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