From da7acfc7929e8aadfed2dc4afc76182e88d32081 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:56:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 3342 Hypothetical --- isa/64/01.md | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/isa/64/01.md b/isa/64/01.md index 23b9c2785f..6bc1243108 100644 --- a/isa/64/01.md +++ b/isa/64/01.md @@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ The people of Israel continue speaking to Yahweh ([Isaiah 63:11](../63/11.md)). # Oh, if you had split open the heavens and come down! -Isaiah introduces this desire for Yahweh's presence in their past history with a strong exclamation. He expresses what he wishes God had done. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]]) - -# if you had split open the heavens - -If Yahweh had shown himself very dramatically by tearing open the sky. The words "split open" refer to ripping a piece of cloth apart. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) +Isaiah uses a strong exclamation to express what he wishes God had done. He wishes that God had shown himself very dramatically by tearing open the sky and coming down. The words "split open" are the same words used to describe ripping apart a piece of cloth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]]) # mountains would have shaken