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# General Information:
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The city of Zion is spoken of as if it were a woman. In Lamentations, Zion and Jerusalem are names used to refer to the same city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# The roads of Zion mourn
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The author speaks of the roads that lead to Zion mourning as if they were human beings. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# the appointed feasts
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"the feasts that God told them to celebrate"
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# All her gates are desolate
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The word "her" refers to Zion. Alternate translation: "All of Zion's gates are empty" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# Her virgins are afflicted, and as for her, it is bitter for her
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Here the people of Zion being distressed are spoken of as if they were a woman in distress. Alternate translation: "Zion's virgins are sorrowful, and life is bitter for her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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