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# daughter of the Chaldeans
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This phrase refers to the city, Babylon, which is spoken of as if it were a daughter. That the city is a "daughter" indicates how the Chaldeans think fondly of her. See how you translated this phrase in [Isaiah 47:1](../47/01.md).
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# for you will no longer be called
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "for people will no longer call you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# queen of kingdoms
Yahweh speaks of Babylon being the capital city of the Babylonian empire as if it were a queen who ruled many kingdoms. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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