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847 B
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17 lines
847 B
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# Then I will light a fire
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Here "I" refers to Yahweh. This represents Yahweh sending the Babylonian army to light a fire. AT: "Then I will cause the Babylonian army to light a fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Nebuchadnezzar will ... He will
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Here Nebuchadnezzar represents his army. AT: "Nebuchadnezzar's army will ... They will" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# burn them or capture them
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"burn the Egyptian idols or take them"
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# He will clean out the land of Egypt just as shepherds clean vermin off their clothes
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Taking or destroying everything in Egypt is compared to how a shepherd carefully cleans off his clothes. AT: "He will take or destroy everything valuable in Egypt just as a shepherd is careful to get every insect off of his clothes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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