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## He will not be rich; his wealth will not last ##
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These two phrases repeat the same thought and are used together to emphasize that the wicked will not be wealthy. AT: "he will be poor; all his money will disappear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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## not even his shadow will last over the earth ##
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This repeats the idea that all the possessions of the wicked will disappear. Other translations may read: "nor will his possessions spread out over the earth" or "nor will will his grain bend down to the ground"
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## a flame will dry up his branches ##
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Here the flame represents God's judgment and the drying up of his branches represents either the fact that his possessions disappear, or that he will die. AT: "God will take everything he owns away, like a fire dries out the moist branches of a tree" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the breath of God’s mouth ##
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AT: "God's breath" or "God's judgment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## he will go away ##
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Possible meanings are 1) he will become poor or 2) he will die (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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