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# whose life-breath is in his nostrils
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This describes how man is human and weak by emphasizing that he needs to breath to live. Alternate translation: "who is weak and will die" or "who needs the breath in his nose to live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# nostrils
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the holes in the nose through which people breathe
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# for what does he amount to?
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Isaiah uses a question to remind the people of something they should already know. This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "for man amounts to nothing!" or "for man is not worth anything!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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