en_tn/job/29/17.md

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I broke the jaws of ... I plucked the victim

Job helped those who had been persecuted by unrighteous people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

I will die in my nest

The "nest" represents a safe place. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

multiply my days like the grains of sand

Job had believed he would live a long life. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

my roots ... my branches

With God's help, Job was as sturdy as a well-watered tree. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)