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# General Information:
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The words "you" and "your" refer to Babylon.
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# Connecting Statement:
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The angel who threw the millstone finishes talking.
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# The voices of the bridegroom and the bride will not be heard in you anymore
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "No one will ever again hear in Babylon the happy voices of a bridegroom and a bride" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# will not be heard in you anymore
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Not being heard here means that they will not be there. Alternate translation: "will not be in your city anymore" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# your merchants were the princes of the earth
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The angel speaks of important and powerful people as if they were princes. Alternate translation: "your merchants were like princes of the earth" or "your merchants were the most important men in the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the nations were deceived by your sorcery
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "you deceived the people of the nations with your magic spells" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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