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 # I will also make her
 
-The word "her" refers to the city of Babylon. Cities were often spoken of as if they were women. Alternate translation: "I will also make it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
+"I will also make it" 
 
 # a possession of owls
 
-This represents wild animals living in the city because there are no people there. Alternate translation: "a place where owls live" or "a place where wild animals live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+"a place where owls live" or "a place where wild animals live" 
 
 # into pools of water
 
-Causing there to be swamps or ponds of stagnant water where the city was is spoken of as making the city into those things. Alternate translation: "into a place where there are stagnant ponds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+"into a place where there are stagnant ponds"