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General Information:
Yahweh continues to speak about Jerusalem as if the city were his unfaithful wife. The city represents the people who live there. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
male figures
"statues of men" or "idols that look like men"
you did with them as a prostitute would do
Possible meanings are 1) this is a polite way to say the young woman was sleeping with the male figures. AT: "you slept with them" or 2) this is a metaphor in which Yahweh speaks of her worshiping the figures as if she were sleeping with them. AT: "you worshiped them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
made with fine flour, oil, and honey
This can be stated in active form. AT: "bread that I made with fine flour, oil, and honey" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
set before them
"placed as an offering in front of them"