en_tn_condensed/job/16/09.md

# God has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me ... as he tears me apart

This speaks of God causing Job pain as if God were a wild animal and Job were his prey that he was killing. AT: "Because God is very angry with me, it is as though he were a wild animal that tore my body apart with his teeth because he was my enemy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# my enemy

Job refers to God as his "enemy" as he describes how he has caused him great pain.

# fastens his eyes on me

This is an idiom. AT: "glares at me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# People have gaped with open mouth

To "gape" means to stare in amazement with open mouth.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# God has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me ... as he tears me apart`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This speaks of God causing Job pain as if God were a wild animal and Job were his prey that he was killing. AT: "Because God is very angry with me, it is as though he were a wild animal that tore my body apart with his teeth because he was my enemy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# my enemy`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Job refers to God as his "enemy" as he describes how he has caused him great pain.`

			`# fastens his eyes on me`

			`This is an idiom. AT: "glares at me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# People have gaped with open mouth`

			`To "gape" means to stare in amazement with open mouth.`