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# Connecting Statement:
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The elder continues to speak to John.
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# they ... them ... their
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All of these refer to those people who have come through the Great Tribulation.
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# day and night
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These two parts of the day are used together to mean "all the time" or "without stopping" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# will spread his tent over them
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"will put his tent up over them." Protecting them is spoken of as if he were giving them shelter to live under. AT: "will shelter them" or "will protect them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# The sun will not beat down
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The sun's heat is compared to punishment that causes people to suffer. AT: "The sun will not burn them" or "The sun will not make them weak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the Lamb at the center of the throne
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"the Lamb, who is standing in the middle of the area around the throne"
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# For the Lamb ... will be their shepherd
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The elder speaks of the Lamb's care for his people as if it were a shepherd's care for his sheep. AT: "For the Lamb ... will be like a shepherd to them" or "For the Lamb ... will care for them as a shepherd cares for his sheep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# he will guide them to springs of living water
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The elder speaks of what gives life as if it were springs of fresh water. AT: "he will guide them like a shepherd guiding his sheep to fresh water" or "he will guide them to life like a shepherd guiding his sheep to living water" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# God will wipe away every tear from their eyes
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Tears here represent sadness. AT: "God will wipe away their sadness, like wiping away tears" or "God will cause them to not be sad anymore" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/throne]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lamb]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shepherd]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]] |