“When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.”
Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast; and the land of Egypt shall become a desolation and a waste; then they shall know that I am the Lord, transitioning from metaphor to the concrete judgment: military conquest that will devastate Egypt's population and territory. The 'sword' indicates warfare and conquest, while the desolation of land emphasizes comprehensive destruction. The recognition formula affirms that survivors will understand this as God's action.
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