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# to close up the sky so that no rain will fall
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John speaks of the sky as if it had a door that can be opened to let rain fall or closed to stop the rain. Alternate translation: "to keep rain from falling from the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the days that they prophesy
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"the time that they prophesy." The word "days" here can refer to weeks, months, or years.
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# to turn
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"to change"
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# to strike the earth with every kind of plague
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John speaks of the plagues as if they were a stick that someone could hit the earth with. Alternate translation: "to cause all kinds of trouble to occur on earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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