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# Are not my days only a few?
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Here "my days" represent the length of Job's life. This question expects a positive answer, to emphasize that Job only expects to live a few more days. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "I only have a few days left to live." or "My life will soon end." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# the land
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Here the place where the spirits of dead people go is spoken of as if it was a land. AT: "the place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# of darkness and of the shadow of death
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The phrase "shadow of death" intensifies the idea of "darkness." Both phrases describe where the spirits of dead people go. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# the shadow of death
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See how you translated this in [Job 3:5](../03/04.md).
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# as dark as midnight
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The darkness of the place where the spirits of dead people go is compared to the darkness of midnight. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# without any order
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This negative phrase can be expressed in positive form. AT: "full of confusion" or "where all is confused" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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# where the light is like midnight
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The light of the place where the spirits of dead people go is compared to midnight. AT: "where there is no light" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]]) |