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# the heavens and the earth came to exist ... long ago, by God's command
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God established the heavens and the earth ... long ago by his word" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# came to exist out of water and through water
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This means that God caused the land to come up out of the water, gathering the bodies of water together to make the land appear.
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# through these things
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Here "these things" refers to God's word and water.
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# the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God flooded the world that existed at that time with water and destroyed it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# the heavens and the earth are reserved for fire by that same command
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God, by that same word, has reserved the heavens and the earth for fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# that same command
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Here "command" stands for God, who will give the command: AT "God, who will give a similar command"
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# They are reserved for the day of judgment
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This can be stated in active form and can begin a new sentence. AT: "He is reserving them for the day of judgment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# for the day of judgment and the destruction of the ungodly people
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This can be stated with verbal phrases. AT: "for the day when he judges and destroys ungodly people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]]) |