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- may it come back upon him - "may his curses come upon him"
- He clothed himself...into his bones - David uses these images to emphasize that curses filled every part of the man, even the innermost part of him. AT: "Curses became part of who he was and all he could do was curse other people." (See:5. Clothing is Moral Quality and 6. A Liquid is a Moral Quality in en:ta:workbench:translate:biblicalimagery )
- ** as his garment** - "as if they were his clothing."
- came into his inner being - "entered into his body"
- like oil into his bones - AT: "curses went into his bones like oil goes into bones." The bones are the innermost part of a person. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_ellipsis)