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525 B
distress as in the birth
This simile is used to show how greatly distressed Judah will be. Alternate translation: "severe distress as in the pain and suffering a woman has while giving birth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
the daughter of Zion
God shows his love for the people of Jerusalem by speaking of them as a daughter. Alternate translation: "my dear daughter, Zion" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Woe to me
"I am in great danger"
I am fainting
"I am becoming weak"