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# the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, the one who made the earth
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The prophet speaks of Yahweh creating the heavens and the earth as if the heavens and earth were fabric which Yahweh stretched out. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# gives breath to the people on it and life to those who live on it
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These phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that Yahweh gives life to every person. The word "breath" is a metonym for life. AT: "gives life to the people who live on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# have called you
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Here "you" is singular and refers to Yahweh's servant. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# I will ... set you as a covenant for the people
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Here the word "covenant" is a metonym for the one who establishes or mediates a covenant. AT: "I will ... make you be the mediator of a covenant with the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# a light for the Gentiles
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Yahweh speaks of making his servant the one who delivers the nations from bondage as if he were making him a light that shines in dark places for the Gentiles. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/breath]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/light]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gentile]] |