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# General Information:
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In this section Jerusalem is portrayed as a woman speaking about herself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# Look, Yahweh, for I am in distress
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Jerusalem continues to talk about herself as if she were a woman, but now talks directly to Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# my stomach churns
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The word "churn" means to move around violently, normally in a circular rotation. This does not mean the stomach is literally churning, but describes how the woman, representing Jerusalem, feels. Alternate translation: "my insides ache" or "my stomach hurts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# my heart is disturbed within me
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Here the woman, representing Jerusalem, refers to her "heart" to emphasize her feelings. Alternate translation: "my heart is broken" or "I am extremely sad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# the sword bereaves a mother
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The "sword" represents the enemy. Alternate translation: "the enemy kills a mother's children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# inside the house there is only death
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Possible meanings are 1) "inside the house, everyone is dying" or 2) "and inside the house the dead people are kept" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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