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Raw Blame History

Then I will light a fire

"Then I will cause the Babylonian army to light a fire". Here "I" refers to Yahweh.

Nebuchadnezzar will ... He will

"Nebuchadnezzar's army will ... They will"

burn them or capture them

"burn the Egyptian idols or take them"

He will clean out the land of Egypt just as shepherds clean vermin off their clothes

"He will take or destroy everything valuable in Egypt just as a shepherd is careful to get every insect off of his clothes"