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# General Information:
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These are Yahweh's words about Egypt.
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# For I will pour out my fury on Pelusium
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Here "pour out my fury" represents punishing the people because of his great anger. AT: "For I will act in great anger against Pelusium" or "Because I am so angry, I will punish Pelusium severely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Pelusium
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Pelusium is the name of a fortress in northern Egypt. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# cut off the multitude of Thebes
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Here "cut off" represents killing the people. AT: "kill the very large number of people in Thebes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Thebes
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This was the capital city of southern Egypt. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:14](./13.md).
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# Then I will set fire in Egypt
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Here "set fire" is an idiom meaning "start a fire." AT: "I will start a fire in Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Pelusium will be in great agony
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Here "Pelusium" is a metonym for the people of the city near Pelusium, and "be in great agony" can be translated with the verb "suffer." AT: "The people of Pelusium will suffer terribly" or "The people of Pelusium will feel terrible pain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# Thebes will be broken up
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "enemies will break up the walls and buildings in Thebes" or "enemies will destroy the Thebes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Memphis will face enemies every day
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Here "face enemies" represents seeing or having enemies. The name of the city is a metonym for the people who live in the city. AT: "The people of Memphis will have enemies every day" or "Enemies will fight against the people of Memphis every day" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Memphis
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Memphis was a very important city in Egypt. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 30:13](./13.md).
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/stronghold]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/egypt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]] |