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# walked in darkness ... lived in the land of the shadow of death

Isaiah speaks of the people living sinful lives and suffering because of it as if they had been walking in a dark or living in a land of shadow of death. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# a great light ... light has shone

Here "light" represents hope and deliverance. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# the land of the shadow of death

The phrase "shadow of death" is an idiom that means absolute darkness. Alternate translation: "the land of deepest darkness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# walked in darkness ... lived in the land of the shadow of death`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Isaiah speaks of the people living sinful lives and suffering because of it as if they had been walking in a dark or living in a land of shadow of death. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# a great light ... light has shone`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here "light" represents hope and deliverance. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# the land of the shadow of death`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The phrase "shadow of death" is an idiom that means absolute darkness. Alternate translation: "the land of deepest darkness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00