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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message.
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# at the crossroads, at the junction
Both of these phrases refer to the place where the two roads meet. AT: "at the crossroads" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# He will shake some arrows and ask direction from some idols and he will examine a liver
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These are divination practices.
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# In his right hand will be an omen about Jerusalem
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This means the he will hold one of the articles of his divination that was read as an omen against Jerusalem in his right hand. AT: "In his right hand will be an article of divination with an omen against Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# battering rams
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A battering ram was a cut tree or large log with a sharpened end or an end covered in metal. It was held by several men who would pound the end against a wall.
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# to build a ramp
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These were large dirt ramps that the Babylonian soldiers built so that they could get onto the walls of Jerusalem.
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# siege towers
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These were wooden towers that the Babylonian soldiers built around Jerusalem to enable them to shoot arrows over the walls of Jerusalem.
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# in the eyes of the ones in Jerusalem
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The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. AT: "in the thoughts of the people in Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/babylon]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/divination]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bowweapon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/idol]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/siege]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]