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When I make the land of Egypt a desolation
"When I make the land of Egypt a place where no one is living"
when the land is made desolate of all its fullness
"when the country is made to lose all its wealth"
when I attack all the inhabitants in her
"when I destroy all who live in her"
in her
"in it". It was normal in biblical language to represent countries and lands as if they were women.
know that I am Yahweh
"understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God". Yahweh implies that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See Ezekiel 6:7.