From ec973027828aa221b5a0df1839cd16f02961f5ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SusanQuigley <susan_quigley@wycliffeassociates.org> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:26:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update lam/04/06.md --- lam/04/06.md | 14 +++----------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/lam/04/06.md b/lam/04/06.md index c9dad59afa..3d87e334f5 100644 --- a/lam/04/06.md +++ b/lam/04/06.md @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ # The iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom -Possible meanings are 1) "the daughter of my people has sinned worse than the people of Sodom sinned" or 2) the words "iniquity" and "sin" are metonyms for the punishment for iniquity and sin: "Yahweh has punished the daughter of my people worse than he punished the people of Sodom." (See [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) - -# the daughter of my people - -This is a poetic name for Jerusalem, which is spoken of here as if it were a woman. See how you translated this in [Lamentations 2:11](../02/11.md). Alternate translation: "my people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]]) + "the daughter of my people has sinned worse than the people of Sodom sinned" # which was overthrown in a moment -The word "which" refers to Sodom. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "which God destroyed in a moment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) +"which God destroyed in a moment." The word "which" refers to Sodom. # no hands were wrung for her -Possible meanings are 1) people wringing their hands is a metaphor for people who are worried or sad because of what has happened, so no one was sad about what happened to her, or 2) the phrase "wrung for" should be translated "turned against," meaning that only Yahweh, and no people, harmed her, or 3) the phrase "wrung for" should be translated "turned toward," meaning that no people helped her. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - -# her - -Possible meanings are that this is a metaphor for 1) Sodom or 2) Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +Possible meanings are "no one was sad because of what has happened to Sodom" or "no one helped Sodom."