See in Reader
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13 lines
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# See now, the words
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The phrase "See now" indicates that what follows is an exhortation for the hearer to pay attention. "Listen carefully: the words"
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# the words of the prophets declare good things to the king with one mouth
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The prophets all saying the same thing is spoken of as if they all spoke with the same mouth. Alternate translation: "the prophets all declare the same good things to the king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# let your word be like one of them
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Here the word "them" refers to "the words of the prophets." Alternate translation: "let what you say agree with what they have said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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