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# grind their teeth
This action shows a person's anger and that they are mocking others. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
# We have swallowed her up
Here the people speak of destroying Jerusalem as if they were an animal swallowing its food. Alternate translation: "We have completely destroyed Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# We have lived to see it
This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "We have greatly desired to see it happen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])