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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
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# Behold
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"Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
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# Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings
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The phrase "king of kings" was a title, meaning that he was the greatest of kings, the king that other kings obeyed. AT: "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the greatest king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# a great many people
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This emphasizes the great size of Nebuchadnezzar's army.
# He will kill
Here the word "He" refers to Nebuchadnezzar and is a metonym for his army. AT: "His army will kill" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# your daughters in the field
Possible meanings are 1) "your daughters" refers to the young women of Tyre who were working in the fields or 2) "your daughters" is a metonym for nearby towns and villages on the mainland that supported the main city of Tyre. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 26:6](./05.md). AT: "your daughter communities who are on the mainland." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])