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# He took into exile all Jerusalem
Here "Jerusalem" is a metonym for the people who lived there. And, "all" is a generalization. It means all the most important people Alternate translation: "Nebuchadnezzar took all the important people away from Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# the craftsmen and the smiths
"the men who knew how to make and repair things that are made from metal"
# No one was left except the poorest people in the land
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"Only the poorest people in the land were left"
# was left
"still lived there"
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