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General Information:
Ezekiel continue to speak about Elam.
they have made a bed for her
Space being made in Sheol for the dead is spoken of as if the dead were given beds to lie on. Alternate translation: "they have made a place for her" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
All of them are uncircumcised
The Israelites did not respect people who were not circumcised. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
pierced by the sword, because
The word "pierced" here is a metonym for "killed." This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "their enemies have killed them with swords because" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
So they carry their shame with those who go down to the pit
Here "shame" is spoken about as if it were an object that a person carries. Alternate translation: "So they are ashamed as they go with others down to the pit" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
the pit
"The pit" refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 31:16. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)