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820 B
820 B
my own eyes—I, and not someone else
The synecdoche "my own eyes" represents Job. The phrases "my eyes" and "and not someone else" emphasize that Job himself will actually see God. It is not that someone else will see God and tell Job about him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
My heart fails within me
People thought of the heart as being where the emotions are. So the heart failing represents him having very many emotions. Alternate translation: "I am very emotional about it" or "My emotions overwhelm me as I think about that" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
My heart fails within me
Possible meanings are that 1) Job feels very hopeful, thankful, and happy or 2) Job feels exhausted waiting to see his Redeemer. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)