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# Connecting Statement:

John tells what people say about Babylon.

# General Information:

In these verses the word "her" refers to the city of Babylon.

# committed sexual immorality and went out of control with her

"sinned sexually and did whatever they wanted just as the people of Babylon did"

# afraid of her torment

The abstract noun "torment" can be translated as a verb. AT: "afraid that they will be tormented as Babylon is" or "afraid that God will torment them as he torments Babylon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# Woe, woe

This is repeated for emphasis.

# your punishment has come

Existing in the present is spoken of as having come. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`John tells what people say about Babylon.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`In these verses the word "her" refers to the city of Babylon.`

			`# committed sexual immorality and went out of control with her`

			`"sinned sexually and did whatever they wanted just as the people of Babylon did"`

			`# afraid of her torment`

			`The abstract noun "torment" can be translated as a verb. AT: "afraid that they will be tormented as Babylon is" or "afraid that God will torment them as he torments Babylon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# Woe, woe`

			`This is repeated for emphasis.`

			`# your punishment has come`

			`Existing in the present is spoken of as having come. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`