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# they looked to you
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Here "they" refers to the people of Israel. This would include Isaiah. AT: "we looked to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# looked to you
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This idiom means they asked Yahweh for help. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# when your discipline was on them
The abstract noun "discipline" can be stated as a verb. AT: "when you disciplined them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
# As a pregnant woman ... cries out in her labor pains
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This compares the people to a woman giving birth. This emphasizes their suffering and crying when Yahweh disciplined them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/discipline]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/laborpains]]
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