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See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]
## he was a leading officer ##
Here the word "he" refers to Pashur.
## Pashur beat Jeremiah ##
Possible meanings are 1) that Pashur himself beat Jeremiah, or 2) that Pashur ordered other men to beat Jeremiah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
## stocks ##
Stocks are a wooden frame with holes in it that people use to lock up a prisoner's hands, feet, and head.
## Upper Gate of Benjamin ##
This gate is different from the gate in the city wall that shared the same name.