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# wise in heart
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Here the heart represents the inner being or thoughts. AT: "wise in what he decides" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# mighty in strength
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The abstract noun "strength" can be expressed as the adjective "strong." AT: "mighty in how strong he is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# who has ever hardened himself against him and succeeded?
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This is a rhetorical question that expects an answer of "No one." It can be reworded as a statement. AT: "no one has ever hardened himself against him and succeeded." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# hardened himself against him
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To harden oneself means to be stubborn. AT: "resisted him" or "defied him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
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# he who removes the mountains
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"God removes the mountains"
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# in his anger
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The abstract noun "anger" can be expressed as the adjective "angry." AT: "because he is angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
# he who shakes the earth
"God shakes the earth"
# sets its supports trembling
"makes its foundations tremble"
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