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# her ... herself
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The word "her" refers to Jerusalem. Cities were often thought of as a woman. This continues through verse 32. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-gendernotations]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# This is a city that pours ... her midst
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Here the "city" represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: "The people who live in this city pour ... its midst" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# that pours out blood in her midst
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The word "blood" is a metonym for murder. Alternate translation: "where many people murder their neighbors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# so that her time may come
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This refers to the time when Yahweh will destroy them. Alternate translation: "so that the time of her destruction may come" or "so that the time may come for her to be destroyed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# unclean
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A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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