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## my heart is lamenting for Moab like a flute ##
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Jeremiah was comparing his feeling to a sad song. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## my heart is lamenting ##
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The word "heart" refers to the deep emotions felt by Jeremiah. AT: "I am deeply sad for". (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## Kir Heres ##
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Kir-heres was an ancient capital of Moab, about 18 kilometers (11 miles) east of the Dead Sea (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## For every head is bald and every beard shaved; incisions are on every hand, and sackcloth is around their waists ##
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These are all things that the people of Moab did when they were mourning or expressing deep sorrow.
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## incisions ##
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cuts made on the skin
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