May 25, 2020 20:48
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Spanish to Arabic, Arabic
Cuts to
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Religion
"Because the Bible has always been a twoedged sword, God used it to save in the day of salvation, but in the Day of Judgment, the “other edge of the sword,” as it were, cuts to judgment, and it is the one now in view."
Do you think "cuts to" is here to refer to some uncommon meaning, or is it just a reckless choice of words that lead to a bad-structured sentence, or likewise, a typo?
PS: The text is from a transcribed speech that was, apparently, made spontaneously or near-spontaneously and has multiple other minor errors.
Do you think "cuts to" is here to refer to some uncommon meaning, or is it just a reckless choice of words that lead to a bad-structured sentence, or likewise, a typo?
PS: The text is from a transcribed speech that was, apparently, made spontaneously or near-spontaneously and has multiple other minor errors.
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+5
4 mins
philgoddard
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
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is used to mete out
I agree that it's badly expressed, and transcribed speech (especially preaching) often doesn't make a lot of sense. But this is how I understand it.
Peer comment(s):
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Charlotte Fleming
10 hrs
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| agree |
Rebecca Reddin
15 hrs
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: pun intended with "cut" and sword? And phrasal verb: to proceed immediately to...
16 hrs
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| agree |
Heather Bourn
1 day 18 hrs
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| agree |
Sarah Simmonds
3 days 2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
1 hr
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
Works in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
clear the way (to judgement)
Play of words. The one side of the double-sided sword will be used to cut through, and lead to judgement day.
+2
2 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
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English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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7
is wielded/serves as the weapon of (judgment)
my discussion entry already indicates that we can't do much more than guess given the flaws in the transcription, so this is my guess...
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Tina Vonhof (X)
15 mins
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thanks Tina
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philgoddard
: This is just a different version of my answer.
6 hrs
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| agree |
Rebecca Reddin
13 hrs
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