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# how can you compete against horses?
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This rhetorical question implies that he would not be able to run with horses. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "you will never compete well against horses." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# if you are confident
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Some translations read, "if you fall down."
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# a peaceful land
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This refers to the open countryside, where it is easy to travel quickly, in contrast to the overgrown thickets along the Jordan River, where it is difficult to move.
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# how will you do in the majesty along the Jordan?
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This rhetorical question implies that he would not be able to run through the "majesty" along the Jordan. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "you will surely not be able to run in the majesty along the Jordan." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# majesty
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This is a metonym for the majestic forests or thickets on the banks of the Jordan River. Alternate translation: "forest" or "thickets" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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