## translationWords

* [[en:tw:babylon]]
* [[en:tw:babylon|Babylon, Babylonian]]
* [[en:tw:declare]]
* [[en:tw:declare|declare, declaration]]
* [[en:tw:life]]
* [[en:tw:life|life, live, living, alive]]
* [[en:tw:yahweh]]
* [[en:tw:yahweh|Yahweh]]
* [[en:tw:zion]]
* [[en:tw:zion|Zion, Mount Zion]]

## translationNotes

* **Ho! Ho!** - These two words are repeated and show urgency to the message that follows.  It is used twice because the message is very important.
* **land of the north** - This refers to Babylon.
* **I have scattered you like the four winds of the skies** - This means the people of Israel are far from each other.  The four winds refer to different parts of the earth. (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile]])
* **daughter of Babylon** - This refers to the capital city of Babylon. (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])