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13 lines
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# but he gives me no answer
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"but he does not respond to me" or "but he does not come to me." The answer is a response to Job's call.
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# although I entreat him with my mouth
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The phrase "my mouth" is a metonym which refers to Job speaking. Alternate translation: "even though I speak to him and plead with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# entreat him
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"plead with him"
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