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# Job 24 General Notes #
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#### Structure and formatting ####
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The ULB sets the lines of this chapter farther to the right on the page than the rest of the text because it is a poem. This chapter is Job's response to Eliphaz. It is a continuation of the previous chapter.
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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### Court #####
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This chapter uses an extended metaphor of a court case to describe Job's "case," which he seeks to bring to Yahweh, who is a judge. Cultures without a legal system will have difficulty translating this chapter. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####
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##### Rhetorical questions #####
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Job uses many different rhetorical questions in this chapter in order to try to convince Eliphaz that he is wrong. These questions help to build Job's argument. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Links: ##
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* __[Job 24:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../23/intro.md) | [>>](../25/intro.md)__
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