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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus mourns over the people of Jerusalem because they reject every messenger that God sends to them.
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# Jerusalem, Jerusalem
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Jesus speaks to the people of Jerusalem as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# those who are sent to you
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "those whom God sends to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# your children
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Jesus is speaking to Jerusalem as if it is a woman and the people are her children. Alternate translation: "your people" or "your inhabitants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings
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This is a simile that emphasizes Jesus' love for the people and how he wanted to take care of them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# hen
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a female chicken. You can translate with any bird that protects her children under her wing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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