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958 B
958 B
Tremble
to shake because of fear
all the earth
This is a metonym for all the people who live on the earth. AT: "all the people of the earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice
Possible meanings are 1) the heavens and the earth are spoken of as if they have emotions like people. AT: "Let it be as if the heavens are glad and the earth rejoices" or 2) "the heavens" and "the earth" are metonyms for those who dwell in those places. AT: "Let those who live in the heavens be glad and let those who live on the earth rejoice" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)