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Connecting Statement:
Paul continues to remind the people that all people are wicked.
But it is to the extent of your hardness and unrepentant heart
Paul uses a metaphor to compare a person who refuses to obey God to something hard, like a stone. He also uses the metonym "heart" to represent the person's mind or inner being. Alternate translation: "It is because you refuse to listen and repent" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
hardness and unrepentant heart
This is a doublet that you can combine as "unrepentant heart." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
you are storing up for yourself wrath
The phrase "storing up" implies a metaphor that usually refers to a person gathering his treasures and putting them in a safe place. Paul says, instead of treasures, that the person is gathering God's punishment. The longer they go without repenting, the more severe the punishment. Alternate translation: "you are making your punishment worse" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
on the day of wrath ... the day of the revelation of God's righteous judgment
Both of these phrases refer to the same day. Alternate translation: "when God shows everyone that he is angry and that he judges all people fairly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)