2018-02-26 17:39:18 +00:00
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# if I have said
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2024-07-02 22:08:26 +00:00
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"since I have said"
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# I have said to the pit ... and to the worm
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2024-07-02 22:08:26 +00:00
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These two lines are used together to emphasize how desperate Job is.
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# the pit
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"the grave"
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# You are my father
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2024-07-02 22:08:26 +00:00
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"When I am buried, you will be as close to me as a father"
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# the worm
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"the maggot." Worms are the small creatures that eat dead bodies.
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# You are my mother or my sister
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2024-07-02 22:08:26 +00:00
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"You are as close to me as my mother or my sister"
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