39 lines
1.2 KiB
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39 lines
1.2 KiB
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## Their heart shouts ##
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Possible meanings are 1) "The people of Jerusalem shout from their innermost being" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) or 2) the speaker wants the walls to shout to Yahweh (see UDB).
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## Walls of the daughter of Zion ... of every street ##
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The writer speaks to the walls of Jerusalem. He wants the people of Jerusalem to do what he is telling the walls to do. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
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## the daughter of Zion ##
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This is a poetic name for Jerusalem, which is spoken of here as if it were a woman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## let tears flow down like a river ##
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"cry many tears" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## day and night ##
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"all of the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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## Give yourself no reprieve ##
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"Do not allow yourself to rest"
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## the outflow of your eyes ##
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tears
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## from the beginning of the watches ##
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"many times during the night," that is, every time a watchman comes on duty
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## Lift up your hands ##
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This was an action often performed while praying.
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## at the head of every street ##
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AT: "where the streets come together" or "by the roads" |