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# Terrors are turned upon me
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Possible meanings are 1) Job has become terrified or 2) things are happening to Job that make him afraid. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# my honor is driven away as if by the wind
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Job speaks of suddenly having no honor as if the wind had blown it from him. Alternate translation: "Nobody honors me" or "I am now a person that people do not honor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# my prosperity passes away as a cloud
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Job speaks of his prosperity ending as if it were a cloud that was blown away. Here "prosperity" may refer to well-being or safety. Alternate translation: "I no longer prosper at all" or "I am no longer safe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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