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OET (OET-LV) and the feet of_him similar to_burnished_bronze as in a_furnace of_having_been_refined, and the voice of_him like the_voice of_waters many,
OET (OET-RV) His feet shone like bronze that had been refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of a river of rushing water.[ref]
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὅμοιοι χαλκολιβάνῳ ὡς ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένης
the feet ˱of˲_him similar ˱to˲_burnished_bronze as in /a/_furnace ˱of˲_/having_been/_refined
The point of this comparison is that the feet of this person were shining brightly, as refined bronze does. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: “his feet were shining brightly, as bronze does when it has been refined in a furnace”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
χαλκολιβάνῳ ὡς ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένης
˱to˲_burnished_bronze as in /a/_furnace ˱of˲_/having_been/_refined
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “bronze that someone had refined in a furnace”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
ἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς φωνὴ ὑδάτων πολλῶν
the voice ˱of˲_him like /the/_voice ˱of˲_waters many
The point of this comparison is that the voice of this person was very loud, like the sound of many waters. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: “his voice was very loud, like the sound of many waters”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ὑδάτων πολλῶν
˱of˲_waters many
By many waters, John could mean a loud waterfall or raging floodwaters. Alternate translation: “of a waterfall” or “of raging floodwaters”
1:15 Refined or hardened bronze in the feet implies stability, firmness, and security (cp. Dan 10:6).
• The thundering voice suggests God’s power—when he speaks, he will be heard (cp. Ezek 43:2).
OET (OET-LV) and the feet of_him similar to_burnished_bronze as in a_furnace of_having_been_refined, and the voice of_him like the_voice of_waters many,
OET (OET-RV) His feet shone like bronze that had been refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of a river of rushing water.[ref]
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and English gloss (7th line) are all thanks to the SR-GNT.