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# when I said to it
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"when I said to the sea." Yahweh speaks to the sea as though it were a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# You may come this far, but no farther
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The words "this far" mean only as far as the boundary that Yahweh set up. Alternate translation: "You may come as far as this boundary, but no farther" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# to the pride of your waves
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"to the power of your waves." The waves are spoken of as if they could have pride. The abstract noun "pride" can be translated as the adjective "proud." Alternate translation: "to your proud waves" or "to your powerful waves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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