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# raise their heads
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This is a sign of being arrogant. AT: "are arrogant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# let the mischief of their own lips cover them
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This is a prayer that God would make the evildoers suffer from the trouble that they caused by the things they said.
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# the mischief of their own lips
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The trouble that they themselves caused by what they said. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# cover them
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That is, stop them from causing any more trouble. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire
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Images of fire stand for severe punishment for the wicked. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# bottomless pits
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This is probably a reference to Sheol, the world of the dead.
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# men of tongues
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those who speak evil of others without cause (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# secure on the earth
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"safe in this life"
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# may evil hunt down the violent man
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Here evil is spoken of as if it were someone taking revenge on another person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]] |