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# General Information:
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Isaiah continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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# who will grieve with you? ... Who will comfort you?
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Isaiah uses questions to emphasize that now there is no one to weep with them or comfort them. These questions may be written as statements. Alternate translation: "but there is no one to grieve with you ... There is no one to comfort you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# These two troubles
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The two troubles refer to the following two phrases: "desolation and destruction" and "the famine and the sword."
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# desolation and destruction
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These words have similar meanings and emphasize the destruction of the land caused by the opposing army. Alternate translation: "your enemies have left your city empty and ruined" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# the famine and the sword
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The words "famine" and "sword" describe the trouble that will come upon the people. The "sword" refers to "war." Alternate translation: "many of you have died from hunger and war" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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