17 lines
860 B
Markdown
17 lines
860 B
Markdown
Job continues to address his case to God himself.
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## hide your face ##
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This expression means "avoid me" or "ignore me". "Face" represents the whole person, in this case God himself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## Why do you hide ... like your enemy? ##
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Job asks these questions for emphasis and then twice for more emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## Will you persecute...pursue dry stubble? ##
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Job asks these questions for emphasis and then twice for more emphasis describing Job's weakness, insignificance and frailty. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## driven leaf, dry stubble ##
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"Leaf" and "stubble" represent worthless things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] |