There could be no holding back because of fear or guilt.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Alright, so he has used her body to press back her waters And that's what the ceiling is, the firmament, a firm sheet or structure that's holding back waters.

是的，他就这样用她的身体来遏止她体内的水流,那么，什么是天空呢，天空就是结实的厚板,或者类似的构造，它可以挡水。

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So you have this firmament, ; Which is beaten back to hold back primeval waters that are pressing in; you have land which is holding down the waters here.

现在有了苍穹，它被锤平来阻挡汹涌而至的水流;,也有阻挡下面水流的土地。

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government wants peace with the Palestinians, but that it requires holding back "the forces of terror led by Iran."

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

ECOWAS says Guinea's military is responsible for the country's "worsening security situation" where "indiscipline and infighting within the fractured army" are holding back efforts to "establish the rule of law."

VOA: standard.2009.12.07