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# To whom then will you compare me, whom do I resemble?
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Yahweh uses two similar rhetorical questions to emphasize that there is no one like him. AT: "There is no one to whom you can compare me. There is no one whom I resemble." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Who has created all these stars?
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This is a leading question that anticipates the answer, Yahweh. AT: "Yahweh has created all these stars!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# He leads out their formations
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Here the word "formations" refers to military formations. The prophet speaks of the stars as if they were soldiers whom Yahweh commands to appear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# By the greatness of his might and by the strength of his power
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The phrases "the greatness of his might" and "the strength of his power" form a doublet that emphasizes Yahweh's power. AT: "By his great might and powerful strength" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# not one is missing
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This negative statement emphasizes the positive. AT: "every one is present" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyone]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/name]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]] |