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# Job 24 General Notes #
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#### Structure and formatting ####
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Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers, or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of this chapter, which is an extended quotation. This chapter is Job's response to Eliphaz. It is a continuation of the previous chapter.
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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### Court #####
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This chapter uses an extended metaphor of a court case to describe Job's "case," which he seeks to bring to Yahweh, who is a judge. Cultures without a legal system will have difficulty translating this chapter. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####
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##### Rhetorical questions #####
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Job uses many different rhetorical questions in this chapter in order to try to convince Eliphaz that he is wrong. These questions help to build Job's argument. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Links: ##
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* __[Job 24:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../23/intro.md) | [>>](../25/intro.md)__
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