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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-The same voice from heaven continues speaking about Babylon as if it were a woman.
-
 # she glorified herself
 
 "the people of Babylon glorified themselves"
 
 # For she says in her heart
 
-Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's mind or thoughts. Alternate translation: "For she says to herself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"For she says to herself" 
 
 # I am seated as a queen
 
-She claims to be a ruler, having her own authority. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
+She claims to be a ruler, having her own authority.
 
 # I am not a widow
 
-She implies that she will not be dependent on other people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+She implies that she will not be dependent on other people.
 
 # I will never see mourning
 
-Experiencing mourning is spoken of as seeing mourning. Alternate translation: "I will never mourn" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+"I will never mourn"