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# this is the man who will dwell on the heights, his place of defense will be the fortress among the cliffs
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This speaks of the man being safe as if he lived in a home on a high hill. These two phrase are parallel and the second phrase describes the place where the man lives. Alternate translation: "he will be safe, like a man who home is built on a high hill, in a rocky place that is easy to defend" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# the heights
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This refers to a high hill or mountainside. Alternate translation: "the high hill" or "the mountainside" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# the fortress among the cliffs
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This speaks of rocky areas that are easy to defend as if they were actually fortresses. Alternate translation: "the large piles of rocks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# will be in steady supply
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"will always be available"
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