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# General Information:
Jesus quotes from the Psalms to justify how the people had responded to him.
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# Do you hear what they are saying?
The chief priests and scribes ask this question to rebuke Jesus because they are angry with him. Alternate translation: "You should not allow them to say these things about you!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# But have you never read ... praise'?
Jesus asks this question to remind the chief priests and scribes of what they have studied in the scriptures. Alternate translation: "Yes, I hear them, but you should remember what you read in the scriptures ... praise.'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# Out of the mouths of little children and nursing infants you have prepared praise
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The phrase "out of the mouths" refers to speaking, and "prepared praise" is a metonym for preparing the children and infants to praise. Alternate translation: "You prepared little children and nursing infants to give praise to God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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