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# General Information:
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This is a continuation of what the king told the people of Nineveh.
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# But let both
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"Let both"
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# let both man and animal be covered with sackcloth
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "let people and animals wear sackcloth" or "let people cover themselves and their animals with sackcloth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# animal
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The word "animal" refers to animals that people own.
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# cry out loudly to God
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"pray earnestly to God." What they were to pray for can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "cry out loudly to God and ask for mercy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the violence that is in his hands
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This means "the violent things that he does"
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