unfoldingWord_en_tn/isa/03/06.md

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let this ruin be in your hands

Here "hands" represents authority. AT: "take charge of this ruin" or "rule over this ruin" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

this ruin

Possible meanings are 1) many or most of the buildings in the city of Jerusalem were destroyed or 2) the people in Jerusalem have no more prosperity or leadership. AT: "this city, which is now ruined" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)