See in Reader
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# See
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This word alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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# I will raise up
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This idiom means he will appoint a successor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# a righteous branch
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This future king descended from David is spoken of as if he were a branch grown on a tree. Alternate translation: "a righteous descendant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# a righteous branch
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Some modern versions translate this as "a legitimate successor to the throne."
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# cause justice and righteousness in the land
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The abstract nouns "justice" and "righteousness" can be stated as actions. Alternate translation: "cause people to act justly and rightly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# in the land
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Here "land" refers to the people who live in the land. Alternate translation: "for all the people in the nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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