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Jeremiah's quotation of Yahweh's declaration to the nation of Egypt continues.
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## That day ##
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This phrase refers to the day the Egyptians lose the battle to the Babylonians.
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## his foes ##
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This word means enemies of Yahweh.
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## sword will devour and be satisfied. It will drink its fill of their blood ##
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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]])
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## sword will devour ##
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The word "sword" here represents the army of the nation of Babylon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## sacrifice to the Lord Yahweh ##
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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]]) |