## daughter of Zion ##

This is a poetic name for Jerusalem, which is spoken of here as if it were a woman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]

## sit on the ground ##

to show they were mourning (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])