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# because it did not shut up the doors of my mother's womb
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A woman's womb is spoken of as if it were a container with doors. Alternate translation: "because that day did not close my mother's womb" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# because it did not hide trouble from my eyes
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The day of Job's birth is spoken of here as if it were a person who could hide something. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# from my eyes
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Here "eyes" represents the person who sees with them. Alternate translation: "from me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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