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This word says to pay special attention to what Yahweh will say.
a great nation and many kings
This phrase refers to the time when the Medes and Persians conquered Babylon in 539 BC.
battle formation
the way troops are lined up in battle
daughter of Babylon
This phrase refers to the Babylonian people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
Anguish seizes him like a woman in labor
His anguish is compared to the kind of anguish a woman experiences when she is in labor. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
Anguish
suffering and grief that would bring one to tears.