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# General Information:
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Elihu continues speaking.
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# hear my speech; listen to all my words
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These two phrases mean the same thing. Elihu is emphasizing that Job must listen carefully. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# I have opened my mouth ... my tongue has spoken in my mouth
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These mean the same thing. Elihu is emphasizing that he is now ready to speak. His "tongue" speaking represents himself speaking. AT: "I have opened my mouth and I have begun to speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# My words come from the uprightness of my heart
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Here Elihu refers to himself by his "heart" as he speaks of being upright. AT: "I will speak with uprightness" or "I will speak with complete honesty" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# my lips speak pure knowledge
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Here Elihu refers to himself by his "lips" to emphasize his speech. AT: "I will speak sincerely to you the things I know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) |