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# every man will be appalled at his brother
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Here the word "brother" simply refers to another person. Possible meanings are 1) "everyone will look at his brother and worry that they are not eating enough " or 2) "every one of them will be dismayed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# they will waste away
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The phrase "waste away" is usually used of flesh or wood rotting. Here it is a metaphor for people becoming thin and dying because they have no food. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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