# They said to me

Here "They" refers to Hanani and the other people who had come from Judah.

# the province

Here "province" refers to Judah as an administrative district under the Persian Empire. AT: "the province of Judah" or "Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the wall of Jerusalem has been broken open, and its gates have been set on fire

This can be stated in active form. AT: "armies have broken open the wall of Jerusalem and have set its gates on fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/captive]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/trouble]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]