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# Among all the gods ... was there any god who ... hand?
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Sennacherib uses a rhetorical question to cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their situation. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "There was no god among all the gods ... who ... hand!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# out of my hand
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Here "hand" represents power or control. Alternate translation: "from my power" or "from me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# Why should your God be able ... power?
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Sennacherib uses a rhetorical question to cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their situation. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "There is no reason your God should be able ... power!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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