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General Information:
The city of Zion is spoken of as if it were a woman. In Lamentations, Zion and Jerusalem are names used to refer to the same city. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification)
Beauty has left the daughter of Zion
This speaks of everything beautiful in Zion being destroyed as if "beauty" were a person that left Zion. Alternate translation: "Everything that was beautiful about the daughter of Zion is destroyed"
daughter of Zion
This is a poetic name for Jerusalem, which is spoken of here as if it were a woman. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification)
Her princes have become like deer that cannot find pasture
This speaks of Zion's princes having nothing to eat like deer that cannot find grass to eat. Alternate translation: "Her princes are starving, they are like deer that cannot find grass to eat" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)
deer
A deer is a medium-sized, grass-eating animal that is often hunted by humans for food. It is also a beautiful animal to look at.
they go without strength before
"they are not strong enough to run away from" or "they are very weak before"
their pursuer
"the person that is pursuing them"