forked from WycliffeAssociates/en_tn
780 B
780 B
into a broad place where there is no hardship
Elihu speaks of living without trouble as if it were being in a wide-open space where there were no hardships. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
where your table would be set with food full of fatness
Elihu speaks of living prosperously as if it were having one's table filled with the best foods. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
your table would be set
This can be stated in active form. AT: "your servants would set your table" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
food full of fatness
Meat that had plenty of fat on it was a sign of prosperity because the animals were healthy and well-fed. AT: "the very best food" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)