en_tn/jer/41/04.md

the second day after

The word "second" is the ordinal form of the number 2. Possible meanings are 1) "the day after" or 2) "two days after" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)

eighty men

"80 men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

who had shaved their beard, torn their clothes, and cut themselves

These are symbolic actions that show that the men are mourning. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

in their hands

Having things in the hands here is probably a metaphor for carrying those things or having them in their possession. AT: "in their possession" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

to go to Yahweh's house

"to go worship Yahweh at his temple"