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19 lines
552 B
Markdown
## cast out ##
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"throw out" or "chase out" or "force them to leave"
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## it is written ##
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This can be translated as "The scriptures say" or "a prophet wrote these words in the scriptures." This is a quotation from Isaiah [Isaiah 56:6](../../isa/56/06.md).
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## my house ##
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The word "my" refers to God.
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## house of prayer ##
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"a place where people pray to me"
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## a den of robbers ##
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"a place where robbers hide out." This is a metaphor. It can be translated with a simile as "like a den of robbers." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |