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# Connecting Statement:
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James quotes the prophet Amos from the Old Testament.
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# General Information:
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Here "I" refers to God who spoke through the words of his prophet.
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# The words of the prophets agree
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Here "words" stands for a message. AT: "What the prophets said agrees" or "The prophets agree" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# agree with this
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"confirm this truth"
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# as it is written
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "as they wrote" or "as the prophet Amos wrote long ago" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# I will build again the tent of David, which has fallen down ... its ruins again
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This speaks of God's again choosing one of David's descendants to rule over his people as though he were setting up a tent again after it fell down. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# tent
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Here "tent" stands for David's family. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the remnant of men may seek the Lord
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This speaks about people wanting to obey God and learn more about him as if they were literally looking for him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# remnant of men
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Here "men" includes males and females. AT: "remnant of people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
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# may seek the Lord
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God is speaking about himself in the third person. AT: "may seek me, the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# including all the Gentiles called by my name
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "including all the Gentiles who belong to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# my name
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Here "my name" stands for God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# that have been known
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "that people have known" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/written]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/david]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gentile]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]] |