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# Yahweh of hosts ... says this

Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).

# The daughter of Babylon

"Daughter of Babylon" is another name for the people who live in Babylon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# is like a threshing floor

People thresh grain by trampling it on a threshing floor, and Yahweh speaks of people punishing the daughter of Babylon as if they were threshing grain. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# It is time to trample her down

Yahweh punishing the daughter of Babylon is spoken of as if he were trampling and threshing grain on a threshing floor. AT: "It is time to punish her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the time of harvest will come to her

The harvest is a metaphor for the result of the actions that the people did before. Babylon will experience the result of its people's sins. AT: "God will punish her for her sins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Daughter of Babylon" is another name for the people who live in Babylon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`People thresh grain by trampling it on a threshing floor, and Yahweh speaks of people punishing the daughter of Babylon as if they were threshing grain. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`# It is time to trample her down`

			`Yahweh punishing the daughter of Babylon is spoken of as if he were trampling and threshing grain on a threshing floor. AT: "It is time to punish her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# the time of harvest will come to her`

			`The harvest is a metaphor for the result of the actions that the people did before. Babylon will experience the result of its people's sins. AT: "God will punish her for her sins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`