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# because my flock has become plunder and food for all the beasts in the fields
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This can be stated in the active form. AT: "because all the beasts in the fields steal my flock and eat them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# plunder
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things that are stolen
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# all the beasts in the fields
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Here "all" is a generalization that refers to all the wild animals that eat sheep. AT: "all the wild animals in the fields" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# because there was no shepherd
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"because they did not have a shepherd"
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# none of my shepherds sought my flock
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"none of my shepherds tried to find my flock"
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# guarded themselves
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"shepherded themselves" or "fed and cared for themselves"
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# did not shepherd my flock
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"did not feed and care for my flock"
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