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@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ The word "kingdom" is a metonym for the people who live in the kingdom. Alternat
 
 # cannot stand
 
-This phrase is a metaphor meaning that the people will no longer be united and they will fall. Alternate translation: "cannot endure" or "will fall" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])
+Here "stand" is a metaphor that means endrure, or continue to exist. Alternate translation: "cannot endure" or "cannot remain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])