## palace of the king of Judah ##

This could also be translated as "house of the king of Judah" and refers to the family and descendants of the King of Judah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## You are like Gilead, or like the summit of Lebanon ##

Yahweh is describing his good feelings toward the family and descendants of the King of Judah (See : [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## turn you into a wilderness, ##

AT: “cause your cities to become empty or uninhabited” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])