4:2a The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness:

The Lord, Yahweh, has promised by his holy name:
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Yahweh, our (incl.) Master, has proclaimed an oath in his own holy name.
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Yahweh, the holy Lord, has said ⌊to you (plur.) ⌋ ,

4:2b “Behold, the days are coming

“Certainly the time is coming
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“I promise you (plur.) that soon there will be a time
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He said that there will be a time

4:2c when you will be taken away with hooks,

when you (plur.) ⌊women⌋ will be dragged away with hooks.
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when other people will catch you (plur.). With hooks they will pull you (plur.) to another place.

4:2d and your posterity with fishhooks.

All of you (plur.) ⌊will be dragged⌋ with fishhooks.
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They will take every one of you (plur.) like fish on hooks.

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