unfoldingWord_en_tn/jer/51/33.md

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The daughter of Babylon

"Daughter of Babylon" is another name for the residents of Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

is like a threshing floor

Yahweh compares threshing to the time of great pressure upon Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

time of harvest will come to her

The harvest is the result of the actions that the people did before. The result of Babylon's sins will come. AT: "Babylon will be punished." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)