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# For I am filled with troubles
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The writer speaks of himself as if he were a container and troubles are the contents that fill the container. AT: "For I am very troubled" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# my life has reached Sheol
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Here "life" represents the writer. And "Sheol" represents death. The writer speaks about himself possibly dying soon as if Sheol were a place and he has arrived at that place. AT: "I am about to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# People treat me like those who go down into the pit
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The word "pit" means the same as "Sheol." The phrase "go down into the pit" represents dying. AT: "people treat me like I have already died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/trouble]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hades]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pit]] |