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489 B
who were never called by your name
This can be stated in active form. The word "name" refers to a family relationship. Alternate translation: "who never belonged to your family" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
We have become ... called by your name
Some modern versions interpret this passage differently: "We are like the people over whom you have not ruled, like those who have not been called by your name."