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# Behold!
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This alerts the reader to pay attention to what follows. "Pay attention!"
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# the daughter of my people
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Jeremiah is speaking about the people of Judah in a way that shows his affection for them, as if for a daughter. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:11](../04/11.md). Alternate translation: "my dear people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# from a land far away
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Possible meanings are 1) From exile. Alternate translation: "from exile in a distant land" or 2) From throughout the land of Judah. Alternate translation: "throughout our land"
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# Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her king no longer there?
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These two questions are similar in meaning. They imply that the people of Judah are wondering why Yahweh is not saving them. Alternate translation: "Why does Yahweh not save us if he is the king in Zion?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# Why then do they provoke me to anger with their carved figures and their worthless foreign idols?
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The word "me" refers to Yahweh. This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "If they want me to save them, then they must not offend me with their carved figures." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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