# In the law it is written, This can be stated in active form: Alternate translation: "The prophet wrote these words in the law:" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) # By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers These two phrases mean basically the same thing and are used together for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])