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# Daughter of my people
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"My people, you who are like a daughter to me" or "My dear people". Jeremiah shows Yahweh's love for his people by speaking to them as a daughter. See a similar phrase in Jeremiah 4:11.
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# gird yourself with sackcloth and roll in ashes
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"Show how sad you are by wearing sackcloth and rolling in ashes"
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# gird yourself with sackcloth
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"put on the clothes that show you are mourning" or "prepare to mourn". The command "gird yourselves," which usually means "prepare for work" or "prepare for battle" is ironic: they are to prepare to mourn, not to work or fight. See Jeremiah 4:8.
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# mourn with painful sobs as for an only son
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"mourn with painful sobs as you would if your only son died". Jeremiah refers to the sadness that a mother feels if her only son dies.
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# for the destroyer will suddenly come upon us
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"because the enemy army will suddenly come to attack us" |