en_tn_lite_do_not_use/2ki/18/31.md

1.1 KiB

Make peace with me and come out to me

"Come out of the city and surrender to me" or "Make an agreement with me to surrender, and come out of the city to me"

his own vine ... his own fig tree ... his own cistern

These sources of food and water are metaphors for security and plenty. This also was a common way of expressing this idea. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

a land of grain and new wine ... bread and vineyards ... olive trees and honey

These are metaphors for having good things and plenty in daily life. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

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