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754 B
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17 lines
754 B
Markdown
# General Information:
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These verses begin a section that tells about the coming attack against Jerusalem and how God will rescue the city.
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# who stretched out the skies
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This is a metaphor that speaks of the sky as if it were like a scroll that is rolled up and needs to be stretched out. AT: "the one who created the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# laid the foundation of the earth
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This is a metaphor that speaks of the earth as if it were a building with a foundation. AT: "put all the earth into place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# fashions the spirit of mankind within man
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This is a metaphor that speaks of the spirit as if it were like clay that a potter shapes. AT: "creates the human spirit"
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