en_tn_condensed/jer/44/18.md

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# General Information:
The remnant of the people living in Egypt continue to speak. Beginning in 44:19, the women address Jeremiah.
# were dying by sword and famine
Here "sword" represents enemies carrying weapons. Alternate translation: "enemy soldiers were killing some of us and some of us were dying of hunger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])