Read the excerpt from "sinners in the hands of an angry god." the devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and would fain lay hold on them, and swallow them up; the fire pent up in their own hearts is struggling to break out; and they have no interest in any mediator, there are no means within reach that can be any security to them. in short, they have no refuge, nothing to take hold of. which word has a similar connotation to the word “swallow” in this excerpt? devour taste invite betray

In this excerpt from "Sinners in the hands of an angry god"

The connotation for the word "swallow" is "devour", as the hell is open wide and there's nothing to hold on to.

The correct answer option is 'devour'.

Explanation:

The given excerpt is taken from the 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.'

The excerpt talks about how everyone as they are born, in their natural state, is a sinner as they have irrevocably offended the God and now the time has come that devil is waiting for them.

And now everyone is hanging with a thread over the opening of Hell and the fire there would devour or eat them up. Here the word devour has similar connotation to swallow.

should you be the one doing this journal entry? it says "your special talent or skill". are you gonna lie 'bout your talent and make us fake a talent for you?

also this is a really easy journal entry, you can just think of a skill your good at and write did you work hard to become good at this skill (ex: drawing, writing, math, playing music, etc.) or does it come naturally (like a cool trick that you can do with your body). you can do all of that in 150 words. just try and think of a talent and even if your bad at this talent just say your working hard to become good at it.