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# Let my enemy be ... let him who rises up against me be
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The two clauses that start with these words share the same meaning. They are used together to emphasize Job's strong desire that this should happen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Let my enemy be like a wicked man
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How he wants his enemy to be like a wicked person can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "Let my enemy be punished like a wicked man" or "Let God punish my enemy as he punishes wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# let him who rises up against me be like an unrighteous man
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How he wants this person to be like an unrighteous man can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "let him who rises up against me be punished like an unrighteous man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# him who rises up against me
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Here "rises up against me" is a metaphor meaning "opposes me." The whole phrase refers to Job's adversary. Alternate translation: "him who opposes me" or "my adversary" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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