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# sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground ... daughter of the Chaldeans.
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Sitting in the dust was a sign of humiliation.
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# virgin daughter of Babylon ... daughter of the Chaldeans
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Both of these phrases refer to the city, Babylon, which is spoken of as if it were a daughter. That the city is a "daughter" indicates how people think fondly of her.
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# without a throne
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"without the power to rule"