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## They will cut down the forests ##
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The invading army will be like woodcutters cutting down a whole forest. AT: "The Babylonian army will cut down the cities of Egypt." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## They ##
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This refers to the army of the nation of Babylon invading Egypt.
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## this is Yahweh's declaration ##
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AT: "This is what Yahwah says" (See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:7](../01/07.md))
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## it is very dense ##
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This refers to the very large number and closeness of cities in Egypt
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## locusts ##
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This is a type of insect that travels in very large groups and can cause great destruction by eating crops.
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## daughter... will be made ashamed ##
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Jeremiah is saying that the people of Egypt will be shamed before the nations and especially because the women and girls will be violated by the soldiers of Babylon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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## the hand of people from the north ##
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Here this phrase means, "the power of the nation of Babylon that comes from the north." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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