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# a voice came out from the throne
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Here John speaks of the "voice" as if it were a person. Alternate translation: "someone spoke from the throne" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# Praise our God
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Here "our" refers to the speaker and all God's servants. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
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# you who fear him
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Here "fear" does not mean to be afraid of God, but to honor him. Alternate translation: "all you who honor him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# both the unimportant and the powerful
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The speaker uses these words together to mean all of God's people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])
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