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## that man ##
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This refers to the man who informed Jeremiah's father of Jeremiah's birth.
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## the cities that Yahweh overthrew ##
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This refers to Sodom and Gomorrah.
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## he would not have mercy ##
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Here the word "he" refers to Yahweh.
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## May he hear a call for help ##
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Here the word "he" refers to "that man."
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## make my mother my tomb ##
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Jeremiah's mother's womb would have held his dead body like tombs hold the bodies of dead people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Why is it that I came out from the womb to see troubles and agony...? ##
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Jeremiah uses this question to complain that there was no good reason for him to be born. AT: "There was no reason for me to be born only to see troubles and agony..." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## to see troubles and agony ##
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The words "troubles" and "agony" mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. AT: "to experience troubles and agony" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## my days are filled with shame ##
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AT: "my life is filled with shame" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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