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# The virgin daughter of Zion
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"Virgin daughter" here is a metaphor for the people of Jerusalem as if they are young, vibrant and beautiful. The term "daughter" was used to give personal characteristics to cities by some biblical writers. AT: "The beautiful people of Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you.
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Both of these sentences intend to give the same meaning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# The daughter of Jerusalem
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"Daughter" is metaphor for the people of Jerusalem. AT: "The people of the city of Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# shakes her head at you
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This action is a metaphor to represent disdain at the pride of the Assyrians. AT: "scorns you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Whom have you defied and insulted? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
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Yahweh uses rhetorical questions to rebuke Sennacherib. AT: "You have defied and insulted me! You have exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes in pride against me, the Holy One of Israel!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# lifted up your eyes in pride
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"lifted up your eyes in pride" is metonymy for a haughty or arrogant facial expression. AT: "looked at very proudly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the Holy One of Israel
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An expression for the God of Israel, Yahweh.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaiah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/amoz]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/hezekiah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/virgin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/zion]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/exalt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proud]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyone]] |