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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues to speak about Jerusalem as if the city were his unfaithful wife. The city represents the people who live there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# you have poured your lust out
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Yahweh speaks of Jerusalem's lust as if it were liquid and of committing actions repeatedly to gratify that lust as if it were pouring that liquid from a container. AT: "you repeatedly committed actions to gratify your lust" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# poured your lust out
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Some modern versions translate "poured your wealth out."
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# the blood of your children that you gave to your idols
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This refers to killing children as a sacrifice to idols.
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# behold!
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The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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# so they can see all your nakedness
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Stripping a person naked in front of others was an action intended to humiliate the person. The word "nakedness" can be translated as an adjective. AT: "so they can see you completely naked" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]]) |