en_tn/job/16/09.md

# God has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me ... as he tears me apart

This speaks of God causing Job pain as if God were a wild animal and Job were his prey that he was killing. Alternate translation: "Because God is very angry with me, it is as though he were a wild animal that tore my body apart with his teeth because he was my enemy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# my enemy

Job refers to God as his "enemy" as he describes how he has caused him great pain.

# fastens his eyes on me

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "glares at me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# God has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me ... as he tears me apart`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This speaks of God causing Job pain as if God were a wild animal and Job were his prey that he was killing. Alternate translation: "Because God is very angry with me, it is as though he were a wild animal that tore my body apart with his teeth because he was my enemy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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			`# my enemy`
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 refers to God as his "enemy" as he describes how he has caused him great pain.`

			`# fastens his eyes on me`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "glares at me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00