unfoldingWord_en_tn/jer/51/53.md

# her highest fortresses ... to her

The people of Babylon are spoken of as if they were the city itself, and the city is spoken of as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: "their highest fortresses ... to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# if Babylon went up ... or fortified ... destroyers would come from me

This is a hypothetical situation that Yahweh does not expect to happen. Alternate translation: "Babylon will not go up ... or fortify ... destroyers will surely come from me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
Adjustment needed because of de-chunking. 2018-02-28 21:32:05 +00:00			`# her highest fortresses ... to her`
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Adjustment needed because of de-chunking. 2018-02-28 21:32:05 +00:00			`The people of Babylon are spoken of as if they were the city itself, and the city is spoken of as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: "their highest fortresses ... to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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			`# if Babylon went up ... or fortified ... destroyers would come from me`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This is a hypothetical situation that Yahweh does not expect to happen. Alternate translation: "Babylon will not go up ... or fortify ... destroyers will surely come from me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00