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# General Information:
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The shift in pronoun from "he" to "you" which began in [Job 5:19](./17.md) continues through the end of Eliphaz's speech in [Job 5:27](./26.md).
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# In famine he will ransom you
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Here rescuing is spoken of as if it were ransoming, buying back. AT: "In famine God will rescue you from danger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the hands of the sword
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Here "hands" probably represents the people who attack with weapons, including swords. AT: "violent people" or "people who attack you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# of destruction
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Here "destruction" refers to the danger of being destroyed by enemies. AT: "that any enemy will destroy you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# You will laugh at destruction and famine
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Here "laugh" represents that the person is not afraid. AT: "You will not be afraid of any danger of destruction or famine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])
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# beasts of the earth
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This refers to wild animals. AT: "wild animals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/death]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tongue]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]] |