OET interlinear EZEK 29:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) For I will make the land of Egypt a desolation

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_make DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) desolation in_the=middle lands desolated and,cities_of,its in_the=middle cities ruined be desolation forty year and,I_will_scatter DOM from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s among,nations and,I,will_disperse_them among,lands )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word desolation, you can express the same idea with the adjective “desolate.” Alternate translation: [For I will make the land of Egypt desolate]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) I will scatter Egypt among the nations

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_make DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) desolation in_the=middle lands desolated and,cities_of,its in_the=middle cities ruined be desolation forty year and,I_will_scatter DOM from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s among,nations and,I,will_disperse_them among,lands )

Here “Egypt” represents the people of Egypt, and “scatter” represents causing them to move to other places. Alternate translation: [I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations] or [I will make the people of Egypt go and live among the nations] (See also: figs-metaphor)