2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you choose not to marry a husband?
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2023-06-16 18:50:09 +00:00
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These questions can be translated as statements. Alternate translation: “you would not wait until they were grown up. You would marry someone else.”
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-06-16 18:50:09 +00:00
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# It is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-06-16 18:50:09 +00:00
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The idea of bitterness refers to grief. Alternate translation: "I grieve much for you"
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-06-16 18:50:09 +00:00
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# that the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-06-16 18:50:09 +00:00
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The word "hand" refers to Yahweh's power or influence. Alternate translation: "for Yahweh has caused terrible things to happen to me"
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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