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# General Information:
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In these verses, Jerusalem and Judah are spoken of as if they were women. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# After poverty and affliction
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"After suffering poverty and affliction"
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# Judah has gone into exile
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Here Judah refers to its inhabitants. AT: "the people of Judah have gone into exile" or "the people of Judah have been taken into a foreign land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# She lives ... finds
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Here the kingdom of Judah is described as a woman. "She" also stands for the citizens of Judah. AT: "Her people live ... they find" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# finds no rest
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"does not find rest" or "is always afraid"
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# All her pursuers overtook her in her desperation
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This speaks of the people of Judah being captured by their enemies as if they were a woman who was captured by those pursuing her. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# All her pursuers overtook her
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"Everyone who was chasing her managed to capture her" or "Everyone who was hunting for her found her"
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# in her desperation
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The word "desperation" can be expressed as an adjective. AT: "when she was desperate" or "when she was distressed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/afflict]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rest]] |