"As surely as I am alive." Yahweh uses this expression to show that what he says next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. AT: "I solemnly swear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
Here "King" refers to Yahweh. This can be stated in first person. AT: "this is what I, the King, declare" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
This refers to the nation of Babylon who will be as overwhelming to the nation of Egypt as the these two mountains are to the plains that surround them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# Mount Tabor
This is the name of a mountain in the northern part of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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