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# Jerusalem surrounded by armies
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "armies surrounding Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# that its desolation is near
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The word "desolation," which describes a place that is empty, is a metonym for Jerusalem after it has been destroyed and the Jews can no longer live there. Alternate translation: "that it will soon be destroyed" or "that they will soon destroy it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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