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570 B
Markdown
11 lines
570 B
Markdown
## if only my anguish were weighed; if only all my calamity were laid in the balance! ##
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Here the writer uses two different statements to convey a single idea, the burden of Job's suffering. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## in the balance ##
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"on a scale"
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## For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas ##
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Job compares the burden of his suffering to the weight of wet sand; both can crush a person. "The burden of my anguish and troubles is heavier than the sand on the seashore." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |