unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/13/16.md

# Connecting Statement:

Job finishes speaking to his friends and begins to address God directly.

# This will be the reason for my deliverance

The abstract noun "deliverance" can be expressed with the verb "deliver." AT: "This is the reason that God will deliver me" or "This is why God will save me from my troubles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# God, listen carefully

Job begins directing his speech directly to God.

# listen carefully to my speech; let my declaration come to your ears

These two lines mean basically the same thing and intensify Job's request for God to listen to him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# let my declaration come to your ears

The abstract noun "declaration" can be expressed with the verb "declare." The ears represent listening. AT: "listen to my declaration" or "listen to what I declare" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/acquit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godly]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]