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English translation: asks for, demands

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English term or phrase:calls for
Selected answer:asks for, demands
Entered by: Ana Juliá

13:20 Sep 24, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / About the book of Job
English term or phrase: calls for
Job 3:8 Aspects of ancient myth are sometimes referenced metaphorically in Scripture, often in images of God’s power or authority (cf. 26:12). By referring here to those who set a curse upon a day by calling upon Leviathan, Job ***calls for*** their incantations as one more piece of his lament against the day of his birth.

Does it mean just 'includes, adds' here?
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 05:42
asks for, demands
Explanation:
Job is cursing the day of his birth, wishing he had never been born. In 3:8 he says: "May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan." In other words, he is "calling for" those incantations in the sense of asking for or demanding them, wishing that those who curse days by calling upon Leviathan would join him in cursing the day of his own birth.
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 05:42
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asks for, demands


Explanation:
Job is cursing the day of his birth, wishing he had never been born. In 3:8 he says: "May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan." In other words, he is "calling for" those incantations in the sense of asking for or demanding them, wishing that those who curse days by calling upon Leviathan would join him in cursing the day of his own birth.

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 172
Grading comment
Thank you!

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