# General Information:

This concludes Job's description of situations in which he would deserve God's punishment, but he knows they are not true. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])

# If my land ever cries out against me, and its furrows weep together

Job speaks of being guilty as if his land were a person who cries out against Job because of the wrong Job has done to the land. AT: "If I have done wrong concerning my land" or "If I have stolen my land from someone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# to lose their lives

This represents dying. AT: "to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# weeds instead of barley

The words "let" and "grow" are understood from the previous phrase. AT: "let weeds grow instead of barley" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/harvest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/thorn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wheat]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/barley]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]