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# Behold!
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"Look!" or "Listen!" This word adds emphasis to what is said next. Alternate translation: "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!"
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# I am giving the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
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Yahweh speaks of causing the army of Babylon to defeat Egypt as if God were giving Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar. Alternate translation: "I will cause the army of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to defeat Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# that will be his army's wages
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God speaks of these things that Nebuchadnezzar's army would take as if they were what God would pay them for working for him. Alternate translation: "his army will receive those things as if they were payment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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