## beauty has left the daughter of Zion ##

AT: "everything that was beautiful about the daughter of Zion is destroyed"

## daughter of Zion ##

This is a poetic name for Jerusalem, which is spoken of here as if it were a woman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

## like deer that cannot find pasture ##

The princes are compared with deer that have nothing to eat. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## deer ##

A deer is a medium-sized, grass-eating animal that is often hunted by humans for food. It is also a beautiful animal to look at.

## without strength before ##

AT: "but are not strong enough to run away from"

## their pursuer ##

AT: "the person that is pursuing them"