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# They exclaimed
"They" refers to "All Israel."
# The earth may swallow us up also
The people speak of the earth as if it were alive. Alternate translation: "The earth might open up and we too will fall into it" or "If the earth opens up again, we too will fall into it and be buried" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])