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# As surely as God lives
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This phrase shows that Job is taking an oath. Job compares the certainty that God is alive to the certainty of what he is saying. This is a way of making a solemn promise. AT: "I swear by God"
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# has taken away my justice
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Justice is spoken of as if it were an object that could be taken away or given. Taking it away represents refusing to treat Job with justice. AT: "has refused to treat me justly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# made my life bitter
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Job's "life" being bitter represents Job feeling resentful toward God. AT: "has caused me to become resentful" or "has made me feel angry because of the unfair way he has treated me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# while my life is yet in me
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This refers to the duration of the rest of his life. AT: "during the whole time that my life is yet in me" or "as long as my life is yet in me"
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# while my life is yet in me
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The abstract noun "life" can be expressed with the adjective "alive" or the verb "live." AT: "as long as I am still alive" or "while I still live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# the breath from God is in my nostrils
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"Breath ... in my nostrils" represents being able to breathe. "Breath from God" represents God making him able to breathe. AT: "God enables me to breathe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# nostrils
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"nose"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/job]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/almighty]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/breath]] |