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# General Information:
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Jeremiah often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# To Moab
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Here "Moab" represents the people. Alternate translation: "To the people of Moab" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Yahweh of hosts ... says this
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Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
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# Woe to Nebo, for it has been devastated
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Here "Nebo" represents the people. Alternate translation: "How terrible it is for the people of Nebo, for their city is devastated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Nebo
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This is the name of a city near Mount Nebo in Moab. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Kiriathaim has been humiliated
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Here "Kiriathaim has been humiliated" represents the people being humiliated. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "The enemy has captured the city of Kiriathaim and humiliated the people who live there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Kiriathaim
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This is the name of a city in Moab. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Her fortress has been disgraced
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Here "fortress has been disgraced" represents the people being disgraced. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "The enemy has destroyed the fortress in Kiriathaim and disgraced its people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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