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# Tahpanhes
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This was an important city in northern Egypt.
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# the day will hold back its light
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The day is spoken of as if it were able to keep its own light from shining. Alternate translation: "the day will be dark" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# when I break the yoke of Egypt there
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The word "yoke" here refers to Egypt's power to oppress people. Alternate translation: "when I stop Egypt from oppressing people" or "when I end Egypt's power to cruelly control other nations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the pride of her strength will be finished
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This represents Egypt no longer being proud of their strength. The reason that they will not be proud is that they will no longer be strong. Alternate translation: "Egypt will no longer be proud about being strong" or "Egypt will no longer have the strength that they were so proud of" (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# There will be a cloud covering her
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Possible meanings are 1) the dark cloud represents how sad the people of Egypt will feel. Alternate translation: "It will be as if there is a cloud over Egypt" or 2) there will be a cloud of dust over Egypt from everything that is destroyed. Alternate translation: "A cloud of dust will be over Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# her daughters
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Possible meanings are 1) the people of the Egyptian towns or 2) the daughters of the Egyptian people
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