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# Kerioth has been captured, and its strongholds have been seized
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "The enemy has captured Kerioth and seized its strongholds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# Kerioth
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This is a city in Moab. See how you translated this name in [Jeremiah 48:24](../48/24.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# in that day the hearts of Moab's soldiers ... women in birth labor
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This phrase compares the fear that will overwhelm the soldiers of Moab to the fear a woman may feel when she is about to give birth to her child. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# the hearts of Moab's soldiers will be like the hearts of women in birth labor
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Here "hearts" represent a person's emotions. Alternate translation: "Moab's soldiers will be afraid like a woman about to give birth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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