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31 lines
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## Our heart has…secrets of the heart ##
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The people refer to themselves as the part of the body related to emotions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## turned back…steps have not gone from your way ##
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These phrases compare continuing to follow a person to being loyal to him, and turning away as not being loyal. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the place of jackals ##
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a wild, uninhabitable place (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## jackals ##
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a type of wild dog
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## the shadow of death ##
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Having death's shadow near you or over you means death is as close as a person's shadow.
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## spread out our hands ##
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This phrase refers to worship. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## would not God search this out? ##
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This question is used to express that God would know if they worshipped another god because he pays attention to what they do. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## sheep for the slaughter ##
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The writer compares the people of Israel to sheep that are supposed to be killed because they are not useful alive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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