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# Connecting Statement:
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The prophet begins to comment on this situation.
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# Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen
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Disobeying God is spoken of as if it were stumbling and falling. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the eyes of his glory
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Here "the eyes" stands for God himself, who is glorious. Alternate translation: "him who is glorious" or "Yahweh, who is glorious" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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