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# feast on

"eat much"

# now starve in the streets

These people no longer have homes, so they live outside along the streets.

# Those who were brought up wearing scarlet clothing

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "those who grew up wearing scarlet clothing" or "those who wore scarlet clothing when they were growing up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# scarlet clothing

Here this phrase is a metonym for luxurious, expensive, and comfortable clothing, at least some of which was probably scarlet. Alternate translation: "luxurious clothing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# now lie on piles of ashes

This is because they no longer have homes and soft beds.