2.1 KiB
General Information:
These are Yahweh's words about Egypt.
For I will pour out my fury on Pelusium
Here "pour out my fury" represents punishing the people because of his great anger. AT: "For I will act in great anger against Pelusium" or "Because I am so angry, I will punish Pelusium severely" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Pelusium
Pelusium is the name of a fortress in northern Egypt. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
cut off the multitude of Thebes
Here "cut off" represents killing the people. AT: "kill the very large number of people in Thebes" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Thebes
This was the capital city of southern Egypt. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 3:14.
Then I will set fire in Egypt
Here "set fire" is an idiom meaning "start a fire." AT: "I will start a fire in Egypt" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Pelusium will be in great agony
Here "Pelusium" is a metonym for the people of the city near Pelusium, and "be in great agony" can be translated with the verb "suffer." AT: "The people of Pelusium will suffer terribly" or "The people of Pelusium will feel terrible pain" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
Thebes will be broken up
This can be stated in active form. AT: "enemies will break up the walls and buildings in Thebes" or "enemies will destroy the Thebes" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Memphis will face enemies every day
Here "face enemies" represents seeing or having enemies. The name of the city is a metonym for the people who live in the city. AT: "The people of Memphis will have enemies every day" or "Enemies will fight against the people of Memphis every day" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Memphis
Memphis was a very important city in Egypt. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 30:13.