en_tn/jer/51/43.md

Her cities

AT: "Babylon's cities"

I will punish Bel

Bel was the main god of the Babylonians and represents the whole country and the people that worshiped it. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

out from his mouth what he swallowed

Yahweh compares all the sacrifices and offering to Bel to things he ate. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

the nations will no longer flow

Yahweh compares the many nations coming to Babylon to sacrifice to Bel to river that moves along.