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# Should women eat the fruit of their wombs ... for?
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This rhetorical question is asked to emphasize that it is not right for women to eat their children. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "Woman should not eat their own children ... for!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# the fruit of their wombs
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This speaks of children having come from their mother as if they were fruit that came from her womb. Alternate translation: "their children that they have given birth to" or "their own children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Should priest and prophet be slaughtered in the sanctuary of the Lord?
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This rhetorical question is used to emphasize that the prophets and priests should not be killed. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "The prophets and priests should not be slaughtered in the sanctuary of the Lord!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# Should priest and prophet be slaughtered
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Should our enemies slaughter priests and prophets" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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