From a1e80291a066edf7fcbcad396e6886338a20a4cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:10:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'jas/03/06.md' --- jas/03/06.md | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/jas/03/06.md b/jas/03/06.md index d1ec819d0a..552bd426c2 100644 --- a/jas/03/06.md +++ b/jas/03/06.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ # The tongue is also a fire -The tongue is a metonym for what people say. James calls it a fire because of the great damage it can do. Alternate translation: "The tongue is like a fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"The tongue is like a fire" # a world of evil set among our members -The enormous effects of sinful speaking are spoken of as if they were a world by themselves. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +The enormous effects of sinful speaking are spoken of as if they were a world by themselves. # our members @@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ The enormous effects of sinful speaking are spoken of as if they were a world by # The tongue defiles the whole body -The tongue here is a metonym for the words of the person whose tongue it is, and the body is a synecdoche for the whole person. The words defiling the person is a metaphor for God rejecting a person who speaks evil words. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"For God rejects a person who speaks evil words" # sets on fire the course of life -The phrase "course of life" refers to a person's entire life. Alternate translation: "it ruins a person's entire life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"it ruins a person's entire life" # life, and is itself set on fire by hell -The word "itself" refers to the tongue. Also, here "hell" refers to the powers of evil or to the devil. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "life because the devil uses it for evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - +"life because the devil uses it for evil" \ No newline at end of file