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hear Yahweh's word; pay attention to the messages that come from his mouth

These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize the command to listen to what Yahweh says. In the second phrase Yahweh's "mouth" is a metonym for himself. Alternate translation: "listen to what Yahweh says. Pay attention to his words" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

each neighbor woman a dirge

The understood verb may be supplied. Alternate translation: "teach each neighbor woman a dirge" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis)