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# Comfort, comfort
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The word "comfort" is repeated for emphasis.
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# says your God
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Here "your" is plural and refers to those whom the prophet tells to comfort God's people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# Speak tenderly to Jerusalem
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The prophet speaks of Jerusalem as if it were a woman whom Yahweh has forgiven. As such, Jerusalem represents the people who live in that city. AT: Speak tenderly to the people of Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# proclaim to her ... her warfare ... her iniquity ... she has received ... her sins
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These pronouns refer to Jerusalem but may be changed if "the people of Jerusalem" is adopted as a translation. AT: "proclaim to them ... their warfare ... their iniquity ... they have received ... their sins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# her warfare
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Possible meanings are that the word "warfare" refers 1) to military battle or 2) to forced labor.
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# her iniquity is pardoned
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh has pardoned her iniquity" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# from Yahweh's hand
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Here the word "hand" represents Yahweh himself. AT: "from Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/comfort]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proclaim]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/iniquity]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/receive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] |