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984 B
Markdown
25 lines
984 B
Markdown
This continues to describe how Yahweh will judge the women of Judah.
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## perfume…sash ##
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See how these were translated in [Isaiah 3:18](./18.md)
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## a rope ##
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This may refer to enemies capturing the people of Judah.
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## well-coiffed hair, baldness ##
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"pretty hair, their heads will be bald"
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## Your men will fall by the sword, and your strong men in war ##
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"Enemies will kill your husbands and soldiers in battle."
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## Jerusalem's gates will lament and mourn ##
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Alternate translation: "The people of Jerusalem will sit at the city gates and cry and mourn." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## she will be alone and sit upon the ground ##
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Possible meanings are 1) "The city will be like a woman who sits on the ground because all her friends have deserted her" (See: UDB and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]) or 2) "the people of Jerusalem will sit on the ground with no one to help them." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) |