en_tn/job/30/12.md

# General Information:

Job speaks about the mockers treating him cruelly as if they were a mob and an army attacking him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Connecting Statement:

Job continues to speak about the people who were mocking him.

# Upon my right hand rise the rabble

"the rabble rise upon my right hand." Possible meanings are 1) rising upon Job's right hand represents attacking his strength. Alternate translation: "Gangs of young people attack my strength" or 2) rising upon Job's right hand represents attacking his honor. Alternate translation: "Mobs attack my honor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# they drive me away

"they force me to run away"

# pile up against me their siege mounds

Armies would pile up mounds of dirt along a city's wall in order to climb over the wall and attack the city. Job speaks of the mockers preparing to attack him as if they were doing that. Alternate translation: "prepare to attack me like an army that prepares to attack a city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Job speaks about the mockers treating him cruelly as if they were a mob and an army attacking him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`

			`Job continues to speak about the people who were mocking him.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Upon my right hand rise the rabble`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`"the rabble rise upon my right hand." Possible meanings are 1) rising upon Job's right hand represents attacking his strength. Alternate translation: "Gangs of young people attack my strength" or 2) rising upon Job's right hand represents attacking his honor. Alternate translation: "Mobs attack my honor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# they drive me away`

			`"they force me to run away"`

			`# pile up against me their siege mounds`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Armies would pile up mounds of dirt along a city's wall in order to climb over the wall and attack the city. Job speaks of the mockers preparing to attack him as if they were doing that. Alternate translation: "prepare to attack me like an army that prepares to attack a city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00