# There can be hope for a tree The abstract noun "hope" can be expressed with the verb "hope." The hope is explained in verses 7-9. AT: "We can hope that a tree will live again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) # it might sprout again "it might start growing again" # so that its tender stalk does not disappear Disappearing represents dying. AT: "so that its young shoot will not die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])