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# She has surrendered ... she has done
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Jeremiah speaks of the people who live in the city of Babylon as if they were the city itself, and he speaks of the city as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: "The people of Babylon have surrendered ... they have done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# her towers ... her walls
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Jeremiah speaks of the city of Babylon as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: "the towers of the city ... the walls of the city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# her walls are torn down
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the nations have torn down her walls" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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