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49 lines
1.8 KiB
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These are Yahweh's words about Egypt.
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## Heliopolis and Bubastis ##
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These were cities in northern Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## will fall by the sword ##
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The word "sword" is used here to refer to a battle or war. Alternate translation: "will die in battle" or "will die in the war." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## their cities will go into captivity ##
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"the people of their cities will become captives" or "the people will be taken away as prisoners."
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## Tahpanhes ##
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This was an important city in northern Egypt.
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## the day will hold back its light ##
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"the day will be dark." This implies that it will be a very scary time. Alternate translations: "It will be as if there is no light that day" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## when I break the yoke of Egypt there ##
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The word "yoke" here refers to Egypt's power to oppress people. Alternate translation: "when I stop Egypt from oppressing people" or "when I end Egypt's power to cruelly control other nations."
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## the pride of her strength will be finished ##
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"Egypt will not be proud of being strong anymore" or "that country will no longer be proud of being strong" (UDB)
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## There will be a cloud covering her ##
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"A cloud will be over Egypt" or "It will be as if there is a cloud over Egypt." Possible meanings are 1) the dark cloud represents how sad the people of Egypt will feel, or 2) there will be a cloud of dust over Egypt from everything that is destroyed.
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## her daughters ##
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Possible meanings are 1) the people of the Egyptian towns or 2) the daughters of the Egyptian people
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## I will execute acts of judgment in Egypt ##
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"I will punish Egypt in many ways"
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## so they ##
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"so the Egyptians"
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## will know that I am Yahweh ##
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See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 6:6](../06/06.md). |