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Jeremiah's quotation of Yahweh's declaration to the nation of Egypt continues.
That day
This phrase refers to the day the Egyptians lose the battle to the Babylonians.
his foes
This word means enemies of Yahweh.
sword will devour and be satisfied. It will drink its fill of their blood
Here the sword is eating as a person would. Both these phrases are saying similar thing and are combined to emphasize that there will be complete destruction. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
sword will devour
The word "sword" here represents the army of the nation of Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
sacrifice to the Lord Yahweh
The "sacrifice" here is the nation of Egypt. AT: "Egypt will be a sacrifice to the Lord Yahweh." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)