1 tn The pronoun is feminine singular, suggesting personified Zion, as representative of its women, is the addressee. The reference to “her gates’ in v. 26 makes this identification almost certain.
2 tn Heb “your strength in battle.” The verb in the first clause provides the verbal idea for the second clause.
3 tn Heb “carried off,” i.e., grabbed from the fleeing crowd. See HALOT 764 s.v. ספה.
4 tn Heb “will fall” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV); NLT “will be run through with a sword.”