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 # the land mourns, and everyone living in it is wasting away
 
-The phrase "the land mourns" is either 1) a metaphor for the land drying up because of a drought, when no rain falls for a long time. Alternate translation: "the land dries up, and everyone living in it is wasting away" Or 2) a metonym for the people of the land mourning because they have nothing to eat. Alternate translation: "the people living on the land mourn and waste away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"the people living on the land mourn and waste away" )
 
 # wasting away
 
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ becoming weak and dying because of sickness or lack of food
 
 # the beasts ... sea, are being taken away
 
-Possible meanings are 1) this is a euphemism for dying. Alternate translation: "the beasts ... sea, are dying" Or 2) this can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "God is taking away the beasts ... sea" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
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+"God is taking away the beasts ... sea"