## They will pick up ##

"They will be holding." The word "They" refers to the people in the army of the nation that will come from the north.

## Their sound is like the sea roar ##

AT: "The sound that they make is a loud roar like the sound of the ocean." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## in formation as fighting men ##

"the army is organized so that the men are ready for battle"

## daughter of Zion ##

"against you, daughter Zion" or "in order to attack you, daughter of Zion." See how you translated "daughter of Zion" in [Jeremiah 4:30](../04/30.md).

## We have heard ##

The word "We" probably refers Jeremiah speaking for all the people of Judah.

## fall limp in distress ##

"are limp because we are anxious"

## Anguish seizes us ##

AT: "We are in anguish." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## as a woman bearing a child ##

"like a woman who is giving birth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])