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886 B
Markdown
21 lines
886 B
Markdown
Isaiah continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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## They hatch eggs of a poisonous snake…weave a spider's web ##
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The people of Judah were so wicked that they made plans to endanger and harm others. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Whoever eats of their eggs dies, and if an egg is crushed, it hatches into a poisonous snake ##
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This means the wicked people's sins will always harm other people.
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## if an egg is crushed ##
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AT: "if someone crushes an egg" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## Their webs cannot be used for garments, nor can they cover themselves with their works ##
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This means their sinful deeds cannot be covered and hidden, just as a web cannot serve as as clothing and cover someone. Their evil deeds will be exposed.
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## Their webs cannot be used for garments ##
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AT: "They cannot clothe themselves with their webs" |