# clap their hands ... hiss and shake their heads These actions are used to mock and insult others. AT: "mock you by clapping their hands ... hiss and shake their heads" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]]) # the daughter of Jerusalem This is a poetic name for Jerusalem, which is spoken of here as if it were a woman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]) # Is this the city that they called 'The Perfection of Beauty,' 'The Joy for All of Earth'? This rhetorical question is used to express sarcasm. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "This city that they called 'The Perfection of Beauty,' 'The Joy for All of Earth,' is not so beautiful or joyful anymore!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) # The Perfection of Beauty "Perfectly Beautiful" # grind their teeth This action shows a person's anger and that they are mocking others. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]]) # We have swallowed her up Here the people speak of destroying Jerusalem as if they were an animal swallowing its food. AT: "We have completely destroyed Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # We have lived to see it This is an idiom. AT: "We have greatly desired to see it happen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/perfect]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/joy]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mock]]