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# Isaiah 51 General Notes
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#### Structure and formatting
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Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in this chapter.
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#### Important figures of speech in this chapter
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##### Rhetorical Questions
There are many rhetorical questions in this chapter. These questions prove Yahweh's point and are intended to convince the readers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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##### Awake
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In this chapter the author uses sleeping as a metaphor for sin. The people are told to "awake," meaning they are to repent and return to Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]])
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## Links:
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* __[Isaiah 51:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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