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# General Information:
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Yahweh speaks to the people of Israel.
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# Be attentive to me ... listen to me
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These two phrases mean the same thing. Together they strengthen the command to listen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# I will make my justice to be a light for the nations
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Here God's justice represents his law, and a light represents knowledge of what is right. This means the people of the nations will understand and obey God's law. Alternate translation: "my law will teach the nations what is right" or "the nations will know my law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# a law will go out from me
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A law is spoken of as if it were able to move itself. Alternate translation: "I will issue a law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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law
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or "decree" or "instruction"
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