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* The writer continues his metaphor. (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])
* **when natural desires fail** - AT: "when people no longer desire what they once did naturally" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_abstractnouns]])
* **when the almond tree blossoms** - The "almond tree" is a tree that blossoms in the winter with white flowers.
* **Then man goes to his eternal home** - This refers to death. (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_euphemism]])
* **the mourners go down the streets** - Possible meanings are 1) that mourners go down the streets to attend a funeral, or 2) that mourners go down the streets to the house of the person who is about to die.