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# General Information:
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Isaiah speaks to the people of Judah in the form of a poem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Your country is ruined
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "They have ruined your country" or "Your enemies have ruined your country" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# your cities are burned
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "they have burned your cities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# your fields—in your presence, strangers are destroying them
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"people who are not from your own country steal the crops from your fields while you watch"
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# abandoned devastation
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"empty and devastated." This abstract noun phrase can be expressed as verb phrases. Alternate translation: "they have destroyed the land and no one lives there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# overthrown by strangers
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "strangers have overthrown your country" or "a foreign army has completely conquered it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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