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1.1 KiB
Open your doors, Lebanon that fire may devour your cedars
The prophet is speaking to the land of Lebanon as if it were a person. AT: "People of Lebanon, get ready for fire to burn up your cedar trees" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe)
Lament, cypress trees, for the cedar trees have fallen
AT: "If the trees were people, they would cry out in sorrow. The cypress trees stand alone because the cedars have burned and fallen." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
Lament, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has gone down.
AT: "If the oak trees in Bashan were people, they would wail, for their thick forests have been cut down." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
The shepherds howl
AT: "The shepherds cry out loudly"
for their glory has been destroyed
"Their glory" probably represents the rich pastures that the shepherds led their sheep to. AT: "for their rich pastures have been ruined."
for the pride of the Jordan River
AT: "because the trees and shrubbery where they lived by the Jordan River have been destroyed."