959 B
959 B
They will pick up
"They will be holding." The word "They" refers to the people in the army of the nation that will come from the north.
Their sound is like the sea roar
AT: "The sound that they make is a loud roar like the sound of the ocean." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
in formation as fighting men
"the army is organized so that the men are ready for battle"
daughter of Zion
"against you, daughter Zion" or "in order to attack you, daughter of Zion." See how you translated "daughter of Zion" in Jeremiah 4:30.
We have heard
The word "We" probably refers Jeremiah speaking for all the people of Judah.
fall limp in distress
"are limp because we are anxious"
Anguish seizes us
AT: "We are in anguish." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
as a woman bearing a child
"like a woman who is giving birth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)