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# General Information:
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Jeremiah continues praying the introduction of his lament to Yahweh.
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# for your eyes are open to all the ways of people
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Open eyes are a metonym for what the person sees. How a person lives is spoken of as if he were walking on a path. AT: "You see everything that people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# to give to each man what his conduct and deeds deserve
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The abstract nouns "conduct" and "deeds," which are similar in meaning, can be translated as verbs. AT: "and will reward everyone according to how good or evil the things they do are" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# You did signs and wonders in the land of Egypt
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This refers to an event in the past when God used his power to free the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt.
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# To this present day
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"To this day"
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# among all mankind
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"among all people"
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# you have made your name famous
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Here "name" refers to God's reputation. AT: "you have made yourself famous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# with a strong hand, with a raised arm
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The phrase "strong hand" is a metonym for strength, and the phrase "raised arm" is a metonym for the strength of the arm, so the phrases "strong hand" and "raised arm" form a doublet. AT: "by your great strength" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]]) |