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608 B
They are all adulterers
The people committed spiritual adultery by worshiping idols and being unfaithful to Yahweh. They were probably also being unfaithful to their husbands or wives by sleeping with other people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
like an oven heated by the baker
This can be stated in active form. This means the people had strong desires to do evil. AT: "like an oven which the baker heats" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
kneading of the dough
This is a part of the process of making bread.