# Who is this who rises like the Nile ... the rivers?
Yahweh uses a question to draw attention to what he is about to say concerning Egypt. This can be translated as a statement. AT: "Look at who rises like the Nile ... the rivers." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# Egypt rises like the Nile
The Nile river floods its banks once a year, covering the surrounding area with water. Yahweh compares the kingdom of Egypt to the Nile because the Egyptian people think they are mighty enough to destroy cities in all the lands. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
Here "Egypt" represents all the people of Egypt. AT: "The Egyptians rise ... The Egyptians say ... We will" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
Here "horses" and "chariots" represent the soldiers who use horses and chariots in battle. The leaders of Egypt are ordering their soldiers to start the battle. AT: "Go up to battle, you soldiers on horses. Fight furiously, you soldiers in chariots" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
This command can be addressed directly to the soldiers. What they were to go out for can be stated clearly. AT: "You soldiers from Cush and Put, who are skillful with your shields, go out to battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
The ideas of soldiers and going out to battle are understood from earlier in the sentence. They can be repeated. This command can also be addressed directly to the soldiers. AT: "you soldiers from Lud, who are skillful at bending your bows, go out to battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
The phrase "bend the bow" means to pull the string of the bow back with an arrow in order to shoot the arrow. AT: "skillful at shooting arrows from their bows" or "skillful with the bow and arrow" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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