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656 B
Markdown
15 lines
656 B
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## I have sewn sackcloth to my skin ##
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AT: "I have sewn sackcloth over my body;" Job describes his lamentation as if the cloth was attached to his body. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## I have thrust my horn into the ground ##
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"Horn" represents the power and authority he had before but now is no more. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the shadow of death ##
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Job describes death as having a shadow that appears on his eyelids. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## no violence in my hands ##
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"Hands" refers to a person's ability and activity. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) |