2:9a Her gates have sunk into the ground;

The city gates have collapsed.
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Jerusalem’s big doors ⌊where people entered the city⌋ have fallen and lie in the dirt.

2:9b He has destroyed and shattered their bars.

He broke the metal bars that locked her gates, and he destroyed them. (New International Reader’s Version)
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The metal bars ⌊that held the doors closed⌋ and the gates have been smashed to pieces.

2:9c Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations,

Jerusalem’s king and her leaders are prisoners of war in a foreign land.
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Enemies took the king and the important people away to other countries.

2:9d the law is no more,

No one follows the Law anymore. (FBV)
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No longer does anyone teach the people the laws that God gave to Moses. (Translation for Translators)

2:9e and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.

The prophets do not receive any visions because Yahweh does not give them any. (Translation for Translators)
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Yahweh does not speak to the prophets anymore.

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