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General Information:
Jeremiah continues speaking. He begins a long prayer, a lament with a long introduction of praise.
the receipt of purchase
This means the sealed scroll and the unsealed scroll.
Woe
"Alas"
by your great strength and with your raised arm
The phrase "raised arm" is a metonym for the strength of the arm, so the words "your great strength" and "your raised arm" form a doublet. AT: "by your great power" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
You show covenant faithfulness to thousands
The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be stated as "faithful" or "faithfully." AT: "You are faithful to your covenant towards thousands" or "You keep your promise and faithfully love thousands" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
pour the guilt of men into the laps of their children after them
The word "guilt" is a metonym for Yahweh punishing people because they are guilty of doing evil things. Yahweh punishing people is spoken of as if he were pouring a large container full of liquid or small objects into people's laps as they sit. AT: "you punish children for the sins of their parents" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)