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# Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the sky
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The author compares the speed of their pursuers to the speed of eagles flying. Eagles fly very quickly to catch other animals. Alternate translation: "Those who were chasing us were faster than eagles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# lay in wait for us
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"waited to attack us"