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998 B
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23 lines
998 B
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## This was because they had rebelled against God's word and rejected the instruction of the Most High ##
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These clauses have much the same meaning. AT: "They were in prison because they refused to obey God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## He humbled their hearts through hardship ##
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The heart represents the will of a person. AT: "He used suffering to make them willing to listen to himself." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## hardship ##
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Possible meanings are 1) "trouble" or 2) "hard labor."
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## they stumbled and there ##
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The word "stumbled" refers to times when these people got into very difficult situations and could not get themselves out of these situations. AT: "they were in trouble, but there."
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## Then they called out…their distress ##
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See how you translated this in [Psalms 107:4](./004.md), but notice that "rescued" and "brought" are different ideas, although they express the same general thought.
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## he brought ##
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"he saved" |