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- These are Yahweh's words about Egypt.
- Heliopolis and Bubastis - These were cities in northern Egypt. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
- will fall by the sword - 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: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
- their cities will go into captivity - "the people of their cities will become captives" or "the people will be taken away as prisoners."
- Tahpanhes - This was an important city in northern Egypt.
- the day will hold back its light - "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: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- when I break the yoke of Egypt there - 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."
- the pride of her strength will be finished - "Egypt will not be proud of being strong anymore" or "that country will no longer be proud of being strong" (UDB)
- There will be a cloud covering her - "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.
- her daughters - Possible meanings are 1) the people of the Egyptian towns or 2) the daughters of the Egyptian people
- I will execute acts of judgment in Egypt - "I will punish Egypt in many ways"
- so they - "so the Egyptians"
- will know that I am Yahweh - See how you translated this in en:bible:notes:ezk:06:06.