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# I am against you and against your river
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The word "you" refers to Pharaoh. God speaks to Pharaoh as if Pharaoh were a monster in the river.
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# I will give the land of Egypt over to desolation and waste
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"I will put Egypt into the power of desolation and waste." Desolation and waste are spoken of as if they were people who could be given power over Egypt. Alternate translation: "I will cause Egypt to become a desolate waste" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# you will become a wasteland
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Here "you" refers to Pharaoh and represents Egypt, the country he rules over. Alternate translation: "your country will become a wasteland" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# from the Migdol to Syene and the borders of Cush
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This refers to all of Egypt. Where these places are can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "throughout all of Egypt, from Migdol in the north to Syene in the south and the borders of Cush further south" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Migdol
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This is the name of a place in the far northern part of Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Syene
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This the name of a town in southern Egypt. It is now called Aswan. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# the borders of Cush
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These borders of Cush were south of Syene. Some versions say Sudan or Ethiopia, the modern names of countries south of Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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