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# blot out, wipe out
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## Definition
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The term "blot out" is an idiom that means to remove something completely. The idiom "wipe out" has a similar meaning.
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* This idiom can be used in a positive sense, as when God "blots out" sins by forgiving them and choosing not to remember them.
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* It can also be used in a negative sense, as when God "blots out" a people group, destroying them because of their sin.
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* The Bible talks about a person's name being blotted out or wiped out of God's book, which means that person will not receive eternal life.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* When it refers to God blotting out sins, this term could be translated as "get rid of" or "completely remove."
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* When it refers to God blotting out sinful nations it could also be translated as, "completely destroy."
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* When it refers to the name or memory of a person being blotted out of the Book of Life this could be translated as, "removed."
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