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# Connecting Statement:
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Job continues to speak to his friends.
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# Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you?
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Job uses these questions to rebuke his friends. Possible meanings are 1) Job is saying that they should fear God. AT: "His majesty should make you afraid, and his dread should fall on you." or 2) Job is saying that they will fear God. AT: "His majesty will make you afraid, and his dread will fall on you!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# and the dread of him fall upon you
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Dread falling on people represents them becoming terribly afraid. AT: "and you not be terribly afraid" or "and you not be terrified" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Your memorable sayings are proverbs made of ashes
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Ashes represent things that are worthless and do not last. AT: "Your memorable sayings are worthless like ashes" or "Your memorable sayings will be forgotten like ashes that are blown away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# your defenses are defenses made of clay
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Job speaks of what they say as if it were a wall made of clay around a city; it cannot defend the people because clay breaks easily. AT: "What you say in defense is as useless as a wall of clay" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# your defenses
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Possible meanings are that this refers to 1) what they say to defend themselves or 2) what they say to defend God.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/majesty]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proverb]] |