## Her cities ##

AT: "Babylon's cities"

## I will punish Bel ##

Bel was the main god of the Babylonians and represents the whole country and the people that worshiped it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## out from his mouth what he swallowed ##

Yahweh compares all the sacrifices and offering to Bel to things he ate. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

## the nations will no longer flow ##

Yahweh compares the many nations coming to Babylon to sacrifice to Bel to river that moves along.