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# abundance of grain
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An "abundance" is when there is much of something. This abstract noun can be stated as "much" or "plenty" Alternate translation: "much grain" or "plenty of grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# crops
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plants that people grow for food
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# wave
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Use the word for what long grass does when a gentle wind blows on it and it moves slowly back and forth.
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# like Lebanon
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"like the cedar trees in Lebanon." These trees were beautiful and had wood that was good for building. The meaning of this can be made clear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field
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The prosperity of the people in the cities is spoken of as if they were grass that grows abundantly in the fields. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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