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# General Information:
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Jeremiah is speaking as if he were the whole tribe of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# Woe to me! Because of my broken bones, my wound is infected
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Jeremiah speaks of the peoples' distress as if they were physically wounded by broken bones and infection. Alternate translation: "Woe to us! It is as though we have broken bones and an infected wound" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# but I must bear it
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Here Jeremiah represents the whole tribe of Israel. Alternate translation: "but we must bear it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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