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I will strike her children dead

"I will kill her children"

her children

Jesus spoke of her followers as if they were her children. Alternate translation: 'her followers" or "the people who do what she teaches" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

thoughts and hearts

The term "heart" a metonym that represents feelings and desires. Alternate translation: "what people think and want" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

I will give to each one of you

This is an expression about punishment and reward. Alternate translation: "I will punish or reward each one of you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)