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812 B
General Information:
Yahweh is speaking.
they wail on their beds
It was usual for idol worshipers to eat ceremonial meals while reclining on couches or beds.
they turn away from me
Here no longer worshiping God is spoken of as turning away from him. AT: "they no longer worship me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Though I trained them and strengthened their arms
This may be a military metaphor, in which God training the Israelites to love him and obey him is spoken of as if he had been training their men for war. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)