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# When many evils and troubles come upon this people
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Here evils and troubles are described as if they were human and could find people. AT: "When this people experiences many evils and troubles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# this song will testify before them as a witness
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This speaks of the song as if it were a human witness testifying in court against Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# it will not be forgotten from the mouths of their descendants
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "their descendants will not forget to keep it in their mouths" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# it will not be forgotten from the mouths of their descendants
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This can be stated positively. AT: "their descendants will remember to keep it in their mouths" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# it will not be forgotten from the mouths of their descendants
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The idiom "forget it from the mouth" means to stop speaking about it. AT: "their descendants will not stop speaking about it to each other" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# the plans that they are forming
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What people plan to do is spoken of as if it were a physical object. AT: "what they plan to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the land that I promised
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You may need to supply the words omitted by the ellipsis. AT: "the land that I promised I would give to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]]) |