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# The workers in combed flax and those who weave white cloth will turn pale. The cloth workers of Egypt will be crushed
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These two phrases mean basically the same thing. If necessary, the reason they will be distressed can be stated clearly. AT: "The linen makers of Egypt will be humiliated because there is no flax" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# The workers in combed flax
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"Those who work with combed flax"
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# combed flax
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Flax is a plant that grows along the Nile River. People comb its fibers in order to separate them, and use them to make thread for linen cloth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# will turn pale
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"will be ashamed"
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# The cloth workers of Egypt
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"The people of Egypt who make cloth"
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# will be crushed
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Being crushed represents being discouraged. AT: "will be discouraged" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# work for hire
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"work for pay"
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# will be grieved within themselves
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"will feel very sad" |