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Let us lie down in shame. May our shame cover us
These phrases share similar meanings and emphasize that the people are fully aware of their shameful behavior. AT: "Let us be completely humiliated" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
May our shame cover us
Being fully aware of their shame is spoken of as if shame were covering them like a blanket or a garment. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
from the time of our youthfulness
Possible meanings are that 1) "the time of our youthfulness" refers to when each person was young. AT: "from when we were young" or 2) "the time of our youthfulness" is a metaphor that refers to when Israel was first becoming a nation. AT: "from when we were first becoming a nation" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
have not listened to the voice of Yahweh our God
Here "listened" represents obeying, and "the voice of Yahweh" represents what Yahweh has said. AT: "have not obeyed what Yahweh our God has said" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)