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of our captivity
"after we became captives." AT: "after the Babylonians took us as captives to Babylon." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
a fugitive came to me from Jerusalem
"someone escaped from Jerusalem and came to me." The Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem and killed the people of Jerusalem, but a few people escaped.
The city has been captured
AT: "The Babylonians have destroyed the city." The phrase "the city" refers to "Jerusalem." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
The hand of Yahweh had been on me
See how you translated "the hand of Yahweh came upon him" in Ezekiel 1:1.
dawn
"Dawn" is the time early in the morning when the light of the sun first appears.
my mouth was open
AT: "Yahweh opened my mouth." See how you translated "I will open your mouth" in Ezekiel 3:26.
I was no longer mute
"I was no longer unable to speak" or "I was now able to speak"