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Yahweh and Jeremiah continue talking about the people of Judah.
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## If only my head could produce water, and my eyes be a fountain of tears ##
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This is Jeremiah speaking. AT: "I wish I could make more tears!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## day and night ##
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AT: "all the time." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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## the daughter of my people ##
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See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:11](../04/11.md).
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## who have been killed ##
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AT: "whom the enemy has killed." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## If only someone would give me ##
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This is still Jeremiah speaking. "I wish someone would give me"
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## a place for travelers in the wilderness to stay ##
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This refers to a building for people traveling in the wilderness, where they can stop and sleep overnight.
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## abandon my people ##
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"leave my people"
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## a band of traitors ##
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"a group of people who betray other other people"
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## Yahweh declares ##
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See you translated this same idea in [Jeremiah 1:7](../01/07.md).
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## They say false things with their tongues, which are their deceitful bows ##
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This metaphor compares the tongues of the people of Judah to bows that shoot arrows of lies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## but they are not great in faithfulness on the earth ##
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AT: "but they are not faithful to Yahweh."
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## They go out from wicked act to another ##
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"They keep doing lots of evil things"
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## [[:en:bible:questions:comprehension:jer:09|Jeremiah Chapter 09 Comprehension Quofestions]] ##
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<b>:en:bible:questions:comprehension:jer:09</b>
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