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# Holy One of Israel
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See how you translated this phrase in [Isaiah 1:4 ](../01/04.md ).
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# Why do you ask questions about what I will do for my children? Do you tell me what to do concerning the work of my hands?
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Yahweh uses questions to scold those who argue with him about what he does. Alternate translation: "Do not question me about what I do for my children. Do not tell me ... my hands." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# my children
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This refers to the people of Israel.
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# the work of my hands
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Here the word "hands" represents Yahweh. Alternate translation: "the things that I have made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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