unfoldingWord_en_tn/jer/51/30.md

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Yahweh speaks of what will happen as if it had already happened. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pastforfuture)

her homes are on fire, the bars of her gates are broken

The city is spoken of as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: "the homes in the city are on fire, the bars of the city gates are broken" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)