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701 B
701 B
my bones are burned with heat
Here "bones" refers to the whole body, which suffers from fever. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
my harp is tuned for songs of mourning
Here "my harp" represents Job himself, and also represents his desire to sing only songs of mourning. AT: "I play only songs of mourning on my harp" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
my flute for the singing of those who wail
Here "my flute" represents Job himself, and also his desire to sing only songs of crying. AT: "I play only songs of wailing on my flute" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
wail
To wail is to cry very loudly because of terrible sadness or pain.