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- water from your own cistern ... running water from your own well ... - These two phrases basically mean the same thing and are meant to emphasize the importance of staying faithful. (See :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism and :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- cistern - "well" A cistern is a man-made place to store water.
- running water - "flowing water" (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom)
- Should your springs ... flow in the public squares? - Possible meanings are 1) a euphemism for immoral sexual behavior and/or 2) a metaphor for illegitimate children. At the same time it is also a hyperbole, since it exaggerates the number of people you have sex with and/or the amount of illegitimate children you have. And it is also a rhetorical question that needs to be answered with "no". AT: "So do not go out and have sex with everyone you meet, and do not fill the streets with your illegitimate children" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_euphemism, :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_hyperbole and :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
- public squares - Open areas in a city or town where two or more streets meet. A common place for people to meet each other and talk.
- Let them be - The word "them" refers to the "springs" and "streams of water" and what they stand for.
- not for strangers with you - AT: "not for both strangers and you" or "exclusively for you; not for strangers too" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_litotes)