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# General Information:
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In these verses Peter quotes a passage from the prophet Isaiah relating to what he has just said about them being born of imperishable seed.
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# All flesh is like grass, and all its
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The word "flesh" refers to humanity. The prophet Isaiah compares humanity to grass that grows and dies quickly. AT: "All people will die like grass dies, and all their" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# glory is like the wild flower of the grass
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Here the word "glory" refers to beauty or goodness. Isaiah compares the things that people consider to be good or beautiful about humanity to flowers that die quickly. AT: "goodness soon stops, just as flowers soon die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# the word of the Lord
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"Word of the Lord" here is a metonym for the message from God. AT: "the message that comes from the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# This is the good news
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Here the word "This" refers to "the word of the Lord."
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# the good news that was announced
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the good news that we announced" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/goodnews]] |