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# Behold!
This alerts the reader to pay attention to what follows. "Pay attention!"
"Pay attention!"
# the daughter of my people
Jeremiah is speaking about the people of Judah in a way that shows his affection for them, as if for a daughter. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:11](../04/11.md). Alternate translation: "my dear people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
"my dear people". Jeremiah shows his affection for them, as if for a daughter. See Jeremiah 4:11.
# from a land far away
Possible meanings are 1) From exile. Alternate translation: "from exile in a distant land" or 2) From throughout the land of Judah. Alternate translation: "throughout our land"
"from exile in a distant land" or "throughout our land"
# Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her king no longer there?
These two questions are similar in meaning. They imply that the people of Judah are wondering why Yahweh is not saving them. Alternate translation: "Why does Yahweh not save us if he is the king in Zion?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
"Why does Yahweh not save us if he is the king in Zion?"
# Why then do they provoke me to anger with their carved figures and their worthless foreign idols?
The word "me" refers to Yahweh. This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "If they want me to save them, then they must not offend me with their carved figures." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
"If they want me to save them, then they must not offend me with their carved figures." "me" refers to Yahweh.