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# A drought is coming on her waters
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"A drought will soon happen that will affect all her waters"
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# her waters
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Here "waters" represent all the sources of water for the Babylonians, especially the river that went through the city.
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# desert beasts with the jackals
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Possible meanings are 1) "wild animals and hyenas" or 2) "wild demons and evil spirits."
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# jackals
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A jackal is a wild dog found in Asia and Africa.
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# ostriches
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"Ostriches" are very large African birds that run fast but cannot fly. Some experts believe this word actually refers to an owl.
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# will live in her
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The word "her" refers to Babylon.
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# For all time, she will no longer be inhabited. From generation to generation, she will not be lived in
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These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that Babylon will be completely uninhabited. AT: "People will never live there again; it will be uninhabited forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# she will not be lived in
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "no one will live in her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# this is Yahweh's declaration
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/07.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# no one will live there; no person will stay in her
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These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that Babylon will be completely uninhabited. They can be combined. AT: "no one will ever live there again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/water]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worthy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/idol]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/beast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/generation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sodom]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gomorrah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/neighbor]] |