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"Understand this" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
the sword will devour your young lions.
"your soldiers will die violent deaths" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the sword
"soldiers with swords" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
devour
"eat all of"
your young lions
"your best young men"
I will cut off your prey from your land
The word "prey" refers to the nations Nineveh steals resources and treasure from. This means that Yahweh will destroy Nineveh's ability to steal from other nations. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)