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See rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor.
She
The writer of Lamentations writes about the city of Jerusalem as if it is a woman. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
like a widow
This phrase compares Jerusalem to a woman who is without protection because her husband has died. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
She was a princess among the nations
AT: "Other nations honored Jerusalem like they would honor the daughter of a king" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
forced into slavery
AT: "forced to become a slave"
She weeps and wails
The author describes Jerusalem as having emotions like a human being. The city also stands for her inhabitants. AT: "Those who live in her weep and wail" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
weeps and wails
These words mean the same thing and are combined to emphasize how sad she is. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)