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# see
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"look" or "listen" or "pay attention to what i am about to tell you"
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# days are coming ... when I will punish
Future time is spoken of as if the "days are coming." See how you translated this metaphor in [Jeremiah 7:32](../07/32.md). Alternate translation: "in the future ... I will punish" or "there will be a time ... when I will punish" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# I will punish her carved idols
Removing or destroying idols is spoken of as if Yahweh would punish the idols. Alternate translation: "I will destroy her carved idols" or "I will remove her carved idols" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# her carved idols ... her land ... Babylon ... her highest fortresses ... to her
The people of Babylon are spoken of as if they were the city itself, and the city is spoken of as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: "their carved idols ... their land ... the Babylonians ... their highest fortresses ... to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# groan
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to cry out because of pain or sadness