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# With our tongues we will prevail
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Here the word "tongues" represents what people say. Alternate translation: "We will prevail because of what we say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# we will prevail
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"we will succeed" or "we will win" or "we will be victorious"
# When our lips speak
Here the "lips" represents the people who speak. Alternate translation: "When we speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# who can be master over us?
This rhetorical question is asked to emphasize that they believed no one could rule over them. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "no one can rule over us!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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