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17 lines
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See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]
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## he was a leading officer ##
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Here the word "he" refers to Pashur.
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## Pashur beat Jeremiah ##
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Possible meanings are 1) that Pashur himself beat Jeremiah, or 2) that Pashur ordered other men to beat Jeremiah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## stocks ##
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Stocks are a wooden frame with holes in it that people use to lock up a prisoner's hands, feet, and head.
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## Upper Gate of Benjamin ##
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This gate is different from the gate in the city wall that shared the same name. |