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# I wept and did not eat food
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The fact that the writer was fasting indicates that he was sad about the way people treated God's temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# they insulted me
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"my enemies rebuked me because of it"
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# I made sackcloth my clothing
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Wearing rough, cheap clothing was a symbol of mourning over sin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# I became the object of a proverb
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The writer speak of himself as if he was the sad or foolish person in a proverb. AT: "I became the example of a sad person spoken of in their proverbs" or "they laugh at me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Those who sit in the city gate
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Here "city gate" is associated with leadership of a town. AT: "The important people of the city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I am a song of drunkards
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The writer speaks of himself as if he was the person about whom the drunkards sing mocking songs. AT: "the drunkards of the city sing disgusting songs about me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |