OET interlinear EZEK 29:19

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Behold!

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence thus he/it_had_said my=master GOD here,I give to,Nebuchadnezzar king Bāⱱel DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,he_will_carry_off wealth_of,its and,he_will_plunder plunder_of,its and,he_will_take_as_spoil spoil_of,its and,it_will_be wages for,army_of,his )

This word adds emphasis to what is said next. Alternate translation: [Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I am giving the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence thus he/it_had_said my=master GOD here,I give to,Nebuchadnezzar king Bāⱱel DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,he_will_carry_off wealth_of,its and,he_will_plunder plunder_of,its and,he_will_take_as_spoil spoil_of,its and,it_will_be wages for,army_of,his )

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]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) that will be his army’s wages

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence thus he/it_had_said my=master GOD here,I give to,Nebuchadnezzar king Bāⱱel DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,he_will_carry_off wealth_of,its and,he_will_plunder plunder_of,its and,he_will_take_as_spoil spoil_of,its and,it_will_be wages for,army_of,his )

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]