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# Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved
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This can be stated in positive and active form. Alternate translation: "If God had not shortened the time of suffering, everyone would have died" or "Because God shortened those days, some people lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# no flesh
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"nobody" or "no one." Here, "flesh" is poetic way of referring to people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# those days will be shortened
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "God will shorten the time of suffering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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