1.3 KiB
Jerusalem sinned greatly
This describes Jerusalem as a person who sinned, while it also stands for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
she has become like a menstrual rag
According to Old Testament law, a woman was ritually unclean during her monthly bleeding. "Jerusalem's sins have made her completely unclean and unacceptable before God." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
her nakedness
Jerusalem is described as a woman whose private parts have been shown to everyone to shame her. AT: "her naked" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
She has become unclean beneath her skirts
This is a reference to a woman's monthly bleeding that would make her unclean.
She has gone down shockingly
AT: "Her downfall was astonishing" or "she was destroyed by surprise" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Look at my affliction, Yahweh
Possible meanings are that 1) the author of Lamentations now talks directly to Yahweh or 2) Jerusalem is described as talking to Yahweh like a person. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
Look at
AT: "Pay attention to" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)