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He dispenses the hail like crumbs
Yahweh scatters hail as easily as a person would scatter bread crumbs. Alternate translation: "He dispenses the hail easily, as if it were crumbs" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
He dispenses
"He sends"
hail
small pieces of ice that fall from the sky like rain
who can withstand the cold he sends?
The writer uses this question to emphasize that it is difficult to endure the cold weather that Yahweh causes. Alternate translation: "no one can live in the cold he sends." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)