19 lines
883 B
Markdown
19 lines
883 B
Markdown
## even mountains fall ... even rocks are moved ... the waters wear down ... its flooding washes away ... ##
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These four lines talk about the same idea, namely that time will make everything that seems stable disappear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## fall and come to nothing ##
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These two verbs mean basically the same thing and are repeated to emphasize how surely mountains will disappear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## Like this, you destroy the hopes of man ##
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This makes the whole chunk into a simily. If it is easier in your language, you can put this phrase at the beginning of verse 18 and adjust the text accordingly. AT: "You destroy the hopes of man, just like ..." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## you destroy ##
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The word "you" refers to God.
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## the hopes of man ##
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AT: "the things a man hopes for" |