en_tn/ezr/09/07.md

# the days of our ancestors

"the time when our ancestors were alive"

# in great guilt ... In our iniquities

The abstract nouns "guilt" and "iniquity" can be translated as an adjective and a verb, respectively. Alternate translation: "very guilty ... Because of the evil deeds we did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])

# we ... were given into the hand of kings

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "you gave us ... into the hand of kings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# were given into the hand of kings of this world

Here "hand" represents power or control. Alternate translation: "were given into the control of the kings of this world" or "were given over to the kings of this world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder and ashamed faces

The sword is a metonym for people killing other people. The abstract nouns "captivity" and "plunder" can be stated as verb phrases. And, "faces" is a synecdoche representing the whole person. Alternate translation: "to our enemies to kill us, to capture us, to steal from us, and to cause us shame" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])