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translationWords
- en:tw:almighty
- en:tw:brother
- en:tw:darkness
- en:tw:desert
- en:tw:faithful
- en:tw:fear
- en:tw:forsaken
- en:tw:water
translationNotes
- To the person who is about to faint, faithfulness should be shown by his friend - "A friend should be kind to the person who feels hopeless" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
- even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty - "even if he stops honoring Almighty God" (UDB) Possible meanings are 1) the person does not fear God or 2) His friend does not fear God.
- But my brothers have been as faithful to me as a desert streambed - Job is describing his friends as being like a "wadi" which is a stream that can suddenly dry up and is not dependable. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)
- as channels of water that pass away to nothing - "like streams of water that dry up"
- which are darkened because of ice over them - "which are dark like ice"
- and because of the snow that hides itself in them - "and the snow hides in them" or "the snow disappears in them"
- When they thaw out, they vanish - "When they warm up, they disappear"
- when it is hot, they melt out of their place - "when it is hot, they dry up"