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# General Information:
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Jeremiah is speaking as if he were the whole tribe of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# Woe to me! Because of my broken bones, my wound is infected
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Jeremiah speaks of the peoples' distress as if they were physically wounded by broken bones and infection. AT: "Woe to us! It is as though we have broken bones and an infected wound" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# but I must bear it
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Here Jeremiah represents the whole tribe of Israel. AT: "but we must bear it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# My tent is devastated, and all of my tent cords are cut in two
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Here Jeremiah speaks of the enemy having destroyed their city as if their tent had been destroyed. AT: "It is as though our great tent is destroyed; the ropes that held it up have been cut" or "The enemy has completely destroyed our city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# My tent is devastated
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "My enemy has devastated my tent" or "Our enemy has destroyed our tent" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# They have taken my children away from me
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Here Jeremiah represents the whole tribe of Israel. AT: "Our enemies have taken our children away from us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# so they no longer exist
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The children no longer existing is a metaphor for the parents never seeing them again. AT: "and it is like they no longer exist" or "and they will never return again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# There is no longer anyone to spread out my tent or to raise up my tent curtains
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Here Jeremiah speaks of them not having descendants to rebuild their city as if their city were a tent that needs to be rebuilt. AT: "There is no one to rebuild our city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devastated]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]] |