With respect, they are simple words with a simple meaning. Professional religious types make a career out of obfuscating obvious stuff, especially stuff that makes their deity look really vain, a vicious brute or just peculiar. “Have you seen the cool warehouse where I store snow for when I feel like making Winter?” (Job)
“The deity directly says X” but he/she/it/they really means Y"
Reference god saying he is a jealous god who will punish sin for seven generations with Jseus saying “He, I mean me since I am god, said no such thing or if I did say it I didn’t mean it the way it sounds”.
