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# Report! We must report it
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Jeremiah's enemies say these words.
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# my men of peace
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This is an ironic term for people whom the speaker thought were friends but turned out to be enemies. Alternate translation: "my treacherous friends" or "my so-called friends" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-irony]])
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# watches to see if I will fall
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Jeremiah speaks of his enemies waiting for him to do something wrong for which they might accuse him as if they were watching for him to fall down. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Perhaps he can be tricked ... take our revenge on him
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Jeremiah's enemies say these words.
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# Perhaps he can be tricked
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Perhaps we can trick him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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