# General Information: Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Pharaoh. # I will gather Egypt Here "Egypt" is a metonym for the people of Egypt, and "gather" is a metaphor for causing them to return to Egypt. Alternate translation: "I will cause the people of Egypt to return to Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) # among whom they were scattered This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "among whom I scattered them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])