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Jeremiah is speaking to the people of Jerusalem. See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]
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## Rush about through ##
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"Hurry around in"
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## then look and think about this ##
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"look and find out"
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## city squares ##
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Broad and open places in a city where people can gather.
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## If you can find a man or anyone ##
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"Whether you can find one person"
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## is acting justly ##
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"does what is just"
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## seeking the truth ##
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"seeks to be faithful" or "seeks to be honest"
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## Even if they ##
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The word "they" refers to the people of Jerusalem.
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## by the life of Yahweh ##
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People used this phrase when making an solemn oath in order to ask Yahweh to punish them if they broke the oath. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:1](../04/01.md).
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## do your eyes not look for faithfulness ##
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Jeremiah uses this question to emphasize that what Yahweh really wants is faithfulness. AT: "you want people to be faithful." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## You struck the people, but they do not feel pain. ##
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AT: "You punish the people, but they do not pay attention." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## have completely defeated ##
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"have completely destroyed"
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## to receive discipline ##
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"to learn their lesson"
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## They make their faces harder than rock ##
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AT: "They became very stubborn."
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