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# the lame man will leap like a deer
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Deer can jump far and high. Jumping like a deer is an exaggeration for being able to move about quickly and easily. Alternate translation: "the lame man will jump high" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# the mute tongue will sing
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This refers to people who cannot speak. They are referred to by their "tongues" to emphasize their healing. Alternate translation: "mute people will sing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# streams in the wilderness
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The understood verb may be supplied. Alternate translation: "streams will flow in the wilderness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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