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he has not despised or abhorred the suffering of the afflicted one
Possible meanings are 1) he has not despised the afflicted one because he is suffering or 2) he has not belittled the suffering of the afflicted one
despised or abhorred
These two words mean basically the same thing and emphasize that God has not forgotten the one who is afflicted and suffering. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet)
despised
strongly disliked or hated
he has not ... abhorred the suffering of the afflicted one
Here, suffering is a metonym for the person who suffers. To abhor something is to think of it as horrible. Alternate translation: "he has not ... thought of the afflicted one who suffers as horrible" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
the suffering of the afflicted one ... from him ... the afflicted one cried
Possible meanings are 1) the author was speaking about how God treats people who are suffering. Alternate translation: "those who suffer ... from them ... those who are suffering cried" or 2) the author was speaking specifically about how God treated him. Alternate translation: "my suffering because of my affliction ... from me ... I cried" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-genericnoun and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person)
has not hidden his face from him
Hiding one's face from someone represents ignoring him. Alternate translation: "has not turned his attention away from him" or "has not ignored him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
he heard
"he listened." It is implied that he responded when he heard their cry. Alternate translation: "he answered" or "he helped" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)