en_tn/jer/15/10.md

# General Information:

In these verse, Jeremiah speaks to Yahweh about his suffering, and Yahweh answers him.

# Woe to me, my mother

Jeremiah pretends to speak to his mother as a way to emphasize how sad he is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])

# a man of controversy and argument

The words "controversy" and "argument" mean basically the same thing. Together they emphasize how much Jeremiah is arguing. AT: "a man with whom everyone argues all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# I have not lent, nor has anyone lent to me

This refers to lending money to people. Often lending money causes people to fight with one another. AT: "I have not lent money to anyone, nor has anyone lent money to me" or "I have not made anyone angry by lending or borrow money and then quarreling about it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Will I not rescue you for good?

The implicit answer to this rhetorical question is "yes." This question can be written as a statement. AT: "I will certainly rescue you for good!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# your enemies

Those are the enemies of Jeremiah who disagreed with his prophecies.

# in the time of calamity and distress

Here the words "calamity" and "distress" mean basically the same thing. They emphasize the amount or intensity of the calamity. AT: "in the time of great calamity" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# Can one smash iron? Especially iron from the north that is mixed with bronze?

In these questions Yahweh speaks of the strength of Judah's enemies as if they were iron mixed with bronze. These rhetorical questions can be written as a statement. AT: "No one can smash iron, especially if it is as strong as the iron from the north that is mixed with bronze." or "But Judah's enemies, who are as strong as iron or bronze, will attack Judah from the north, no one will be able to stop them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`In these verse, Jeremiah speaks to Yahweh about his suffering, and Yahweh answers him.`

			`# Woe to me, my mother`
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			`Jeremiah pretends to speak to his mother as a way to emphasize how sad he is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])`

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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The words "controversy" and "argument" mean basically the same thing. Together they emphasize how much Jeremiah is arguing. AT: "a man with whom everyone argues all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I have not lent, nor has anyone lent to me`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to lending money to people. Often lending money causes people to fight with one another. AT: "I have not lent money to anyone, nor has anyone lent money to me" or "I have not made anyone angry by lending or borrow money and then quarreling about it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Will I not rescue you for good?`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The implicit answer to this rhetorical question is "yes." This question can be written as a statement. AT: "I will certainly rescue you for good!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# your enemies`
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			`Those are the enemies of Jeremiah who disagreed with his prophecies.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# in the time of calamity and distress`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the words "calamity" and "distress" mean basically the same thing. They emphasize the amount or intensity of the calamity. AT: "in the time of great calamity" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Can one smash iron? Especially iron from the north that is mixed with bronze?`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			In these questions Yahweh speaks of the strength of Judah's enemies as if they were iron mixed with bronze. These rhetorical questions can be written as a statement. AT: "No one can smash iron, especially if it is as strong as the iron from the north that is mixed with bronze." or "But Judah's enemies, who are as strong as iron or bronze, will attack Judah from the north, no one will be able to stop them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])