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# General Information:
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Jeremiah continues to speak to the people of Jerusalem as if he were speaking to the people of Babylon, who cannot hear him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
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# The thread of your life is now cut short
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The people's lives are spoken of as if they were threads that God could cut. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Your lives will be ended quickly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# like a locust plague
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The large number of enemy soldiers is spoken of as if they were a mass of locusts invading the city. AT: "with a large number of soldiers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# battle cry
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This is a shout that a soldier makes in battle. |