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See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]].
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## She ##
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The writer of Lamentations writes about the city of Jerusalem as if it is a woman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## like a widow ##
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This phrase compares Jerusalem to a woman who is without protection because her husband has died. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## She was a princess among the nations ##
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AT: "Other nations honored Jerusalem like they would honor the daughter of a king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## forced into slavery ##
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AT: "forced to become a slave"
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## She weeps and wails ##
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The author describes Jerusalem as having emotions like a human being. The city also stands for her inhabitants. AT: "Those who live in her weep and wail" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## weeps and wails ##
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These words mean the same thing and are combined to emphasize how sad she is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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