See in Reader
752 B
752 B
virgin daughter of Babylon
The "virgin daughter" of a city means the attractive and delicate people of the city. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
without a throne
Here "throne" refers to their power to rule. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
daughter of the Chaldeans
The "daughter" of a city means the people of the city. Also, Chaldeans are the same group as the Babylonians. AT: "you people of Chaldea” or "you people of Babylon" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
You will no longer be called dainty and delicate
AT: "People will no longer call you beautiful" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
millstone
a large stone used to grind grain