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Tahpanhes
This was an important city in northern Egypt.
the day will become dark
"the day will be dark"
when I break the yoke of Egypt there
"when I stop Egypt from oppressing people" or "when I end Egypt's power to cruelly control other nations"
the pride of her strength will be finished
"Egypt will no longer be proud about being strong" or "Egypt will no longer have the strength that they were so proud of"
There will be a cloud covering her
"It will be as if there is a cloud over Egypt" or "A cloud of dust will be over Egypt"
her daughters
Possible meanings are: the people of the Egyptian towns or the daughters of the Egyptian people.