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1.3 KiB
The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying, "Look
This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in Jeremiah 1:4. AT: "Yahweh gave a message to Jeremiah. He said, 'Look" or "Yahweh spoke this message to Jeremiah: 'Look" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
came to Jeremiah
It is not clear why Jeremiah is referring to himself by name here. You may translate using first person, as the UDB does. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
Is anything too difficult for me to do?
Yahweh uses a question to emphasize that he can do anything. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "Nothing is too difficult for me to do." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
See, I am about to give
"Listen carefully! I am the one who will give"
give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans
Yahweh speaks of the city as if it were a small object that he could put into a person's hand. The word "hand" is a metonym for the power that the hand puts into action. AT: "put this city under the power of the Chaldeans" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)