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# how will Jacob stand? For he is so small.

Here "Jacob" represents his descendants the Israelites. See how you translated this in [Amos 7:2](../07/02.md). The word "stand" is a metonym for surviving. Alternate translation: "how will the Israelites survive? We are so small and weak!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
From PDF Amos 2019-03-12 21:45:59 +00:00			`# how will Jacob stand? For he is so small.`
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From PDF Amos 2019-03-12 21:45:59 +00:00			`Here "Jacob" represents his descendants the Israelites. See how you translated this in [Amos 7:2](../07/02.md). The word "stand" is a metonym for surviving. Alternate translation: "how will the Israelites survive? We are so small and weak!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
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