OET interlinear EZE 14:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) when a land sins against me

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of humankind earth/land that/for/because/then/when sins to=me by,be_unfaithful unfaithfulness and,stretch_out hand_of,my on/upon=it(f) and,break to/for=her/it supply_of bread and,send in/on/at/with,it famine and,cut_off from=her/it humankind and,animal )

Here the word “land” represents the people who live in the land. Alternate translation: “when the people who live in a land sin against me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) break the staff of its bread

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of humankind earth/land that/for/because/then/when sins to=me by,be_unfaithful unfaithfulness and,stretch_out hand_of,my on/upon=it(f) and,break to/for=her/it supply_of bread and,send in/on/at/with,it famine and,cut_off from=her/it humankind and,animal )

Yahweh speaks of the supply of bread as if it were a staff. The word “bread” represents all kinds of food. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 4:16](../04/16.md). Alternate translation: “end the supply of its food” (See also: figs-synecdoche)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) cut off both man and beast from the land

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of humankind earth/land that/for/because/then/when sins to=me by,be_unfaithful unfaithfulness and,stretch_out hand_of,my on/upon=it(f) and,break to/for=her/it supply_of bread and,send in/on/at/with,it famine and,cut_off from=her/it humankind and,animal )

Yahweh speaks of killing people and animals as if he were cutting them off, like a person would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: “kill both man and beast in the land”