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# General Information:
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Job continues speaking to God.
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# mountains fall and come to nothing
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"Come to nothing" is an idiom meaning be completely destroyed. This phrase expands on the word "fall" and emphasizes complete destruction. AT: "mountains completely fall apart" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# rocks are moved out of their place
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This can be expressed in active form. AT: "rocks tumble down from their place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Like this, you destroy the hopes of man
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If it is easier in your language, you can put this phrase at the beginning of verse 18 and adjust the text accordingly. AT: "You destroy the hopes of man, just like ... dust of the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# you destroy the hopes of man
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Destroying hopes represents causing the things people hope for not to happen. AT: "You prevent the hopes of man from happening" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the hopes of man
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The abstract noun "hopes" can be expressed with the verb "hope." AT: "the things that man hopes for" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]]) |