OET interlinear YIR (JER) 43:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Then I will light a fire

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_kindle fire in,the_houses_of gods_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,he,will_burn_them and,he,will_take_them_captive and,he_will_delouse DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) just=as wraps the,shepherd DOM garment_of,his and,he_will_go_out from=there in,peace )

Here “I” refers to Yahweh. This represents Yahweh sending the Babylonian army to light a fire. Alternate translation: [Then I will cause the Babylonian army to light a fire]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Nebuchadnezzar will … He will

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_kindle fire in,the_houses_of gods_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,he,will_burn_them and,he,will_take_them_captive and,he_will_delouse DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) just=as wraps the,shepherd DOM garment_of,his and,he_will_go_out from=there in,peace )

Here Nebuchadnezzar represents his army. Alternate translation: [Nebuchadnezzar’s army will … They will]

(Occurrence 0) burn them or capture them

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_kindle fire in,the_houses_of gods_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,he,will_burn_them and,he,will_take_them_captive and,he_will_delouse DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) just=as wraps the,shepherd DOM garment_of,his and,he_will_go_out from=there in,peace )

Alternate translation: [burn the Egyptian idols or take them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) He will clean out the land of Egypt just as shepherds clean vermin off their clothes

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_kindle fire in,the_houses_of gods_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,he,will_burn_them and,he,will_take_them_captive and,he_will_delouse DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) just=as wraps the,shepherd DOM garment_of,his and,he_will_go_out from=there in,peace )

Taking or destroying everything in Egypt is compared to how a shepherd carefully cleans off his clothes. Alternate translation: [He will take or destroy everything valuable in Egypt just as a shepherd is careful to get every insect off of his clothes]