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 # with fire to the heart of heaven
 
-This is an idiom. "The heart of" means "the middle of" or "the innermost part of," and "heaven" here refers to the sky. Alternate translation: "with a fire that went up to the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
+"with a fire that went up to the sky". "The heart of" means "the middle of" or "the innermost part of," and "heaven" here refers to the sky.  
 
 # with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness
 
-Here "thick darkness" describes the cloud. Alternate translation: "with a thick, dark cloud" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hendiadys]])
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-# thick darkness
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-Another possible meaning is "heavy cloud."
+"with a thick, dark cloud" or "heavy cloud."