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# the poor ... the humble ... the wicked
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These phrases refer to people who have these qualities. Alternate translation: "poor people ... humble people ... wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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# He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth ... with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked
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These two phrases mean basically the same thing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth
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The word "earth" here represents the people on earth. Striking them with the rod of his mouth represents judging them, and that judgement will lead to punishment. Alternate translation: "He will judge the people of the earth, and they will be punished" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked
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The "breath of his lips" represents him judging them. Alternate translation: "he will judge wicked people, and they will be killed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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