Possible meanings are that the sword represents 1) God judging them. Alternate translation: "then be afraid that God will judge you" or 2) God killing them. Alternate translation: "then be afraid that God will kill you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
The abstract nouns "wrath" and "punishment" can be expressed with the adjective "angry" and the verb "punish." Possible meanings are that 1) God's anger results in punishment. Alternate translation: "because God will be angry with you and punish you" or 2) the anger of Job's friends results in punishment. Alternate translation: "because if you are so angry with me, God will punish you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
The abstract noun "judgment" can be expressed with the verb "judge." Alternate translation: "God judges people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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