en_tn_lite_do_not_use/lam/02/15.md

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clap their hands ... hiss and shake their heads

These actions are used to mock and insult others. AT: "mock you by clapping their hands ... hiss and shake their heads" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

the daughter of Jerusalem

This is a poetic name for Jerusalem, which is spoken of here as if it were a woman. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

Is this the city that they called 'The Perfection of Beauty,' 'The Joy for All of Earth'?

This rhetorical question is used to express sarcasm. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "This city that they called 'The Perfection of Beauty,' 'The Joy for All of Earth,' is not so beautiful or joyful anymore!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

The Perfection of Beauty

"Perfectly Beautiful"

grind their teeth

This action shows a person's anger and that they are mocking others. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

We have swallowed her up

Here the people speak of destroying Jerusalem as if they were an animal swallowing its food. AT: "We have completely destroyed Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

We have lived to see it

This is an idiom. AT: "We have greatly desired to see it happen" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

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