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Daughter of Zion/Jerusalem

Here’s what it means

The phrase speaks of Zion or Jerusalem and its people as a young woman or daughter.

Why the Bible says it this way

An idiom is a familiar phrase whose meaning comes from the whole expression, not from reading each word by itself.

A helpful detail: The city and its inhabitants are treated as one corporate person. The expression does not identify one literal woman.

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