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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Matthew continues to quote the prophet Isaiah.
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 # neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets
 
-Here people not hearing his voice represents him not speaking loudly. And, "in the street" is an idiom that means "publicly." Alternate translation: "he will not he shout in the cities and towns" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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-# He ... his
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-All occurrences of these words refer to God's chosen servant.
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+Here people not hearing his voice represents him not speaking loudly. Alternate translation: “nor shout in public places” or “and people will not hear him speaking loudly in the streets”
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