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# General Information:
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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# Why are the nations in turmoil, and why do the peoples devise vain plans?
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These questions are used to show surprise that the people are doing things that are so wrong and foolish. Alternate translation: "The nations are in turmoil and the peoples are devising vain plans." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# are the nations in turmoil
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This probably means that the nations were making a noisy and angry commotion.
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# the nations
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This represents either the leaders or the people of the nations. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# vain plans
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These are probably plots against God and his people.
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