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# General Information:
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Jeremiah often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# The sin of Judah is written ... on the horns of your altars
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Yahweh speaks of Judah's sins being so great that they cannot stop committing them as if someone had engraved their sin permanently. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# The sin of Judah is written
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Here the word "Judah" represents the people of Judah. This may be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: "Someone has written the sin of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# It is engraved
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This may be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: "Someone has engraved it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# engraved on the tablet of their hearts
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The sinful habits of the people are spoken of as if their sins had been engraved on their own hearts. The word "hearts" refers to the whole person: their thoughts, emotions, and actions. Alternate translation: "engraved in their very beings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# on the horns of your altars
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The word "horns" refers to the projections on the corners of the altars.
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