unfoldingWord_en_tn/isa/40/09.md

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Go up on a high mountain, Zion, bearer of good news

The writer speaks of Zion as if it were a messenger who declares good news from a mountain top. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

Go up on a high mountain

Messengers would often stand on elevated land, such as mountains, so that many people could hear what they proclaimed. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

Zion

This refers to the people who live in Zion. AT: "you people of Zion" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

Jerusalem. You who bring good news

The writer speaks of Jerusalem as if it were a messenger who declares good news. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)