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# General Information:
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These two pairs of phrases each share similar meanings and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Pour out your wrath on the nations
Asaph speaks of God's wrath as if it were a liquid. AT: "Since you are angry, punish the nations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# do not call upon your name
The word "name" is a metonym for the person's power and authority. AT: "do not belong to you" or "do not ask you to help them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# they have devoured Jacob
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The word "Jacob" is a mentonym for his descendants, the people of Israel. AT: "they have completely destroyed the people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])