19 lines
844 B
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19 lines
844 B
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# Lord, on the watchtower I stand
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Here "Lord" refers to the person with authority that commanded the watchman to stand on the wall of Jerusalem.
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# Babylon has fallen, fallen
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Babylon being completely defeated by their enemies is spoken of as if Babylon has fallen. Here "Babylon" is a metonym that represents the people of Babylon. AT: "The people of Babylon are completely defeated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# fallen, fallen
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The word "fallen" is repeated to emphasize that the people of Babylon were completely defeated by their enemies.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/watchtower]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chariot]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/babylon]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/image]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]] |