uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Yahweh is speaking to Ezekiel.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) groan as your loins break

(Some words not found in UHB: and=you(ms) son_of humankind groan with,breaking_of heart and,with,bitterness groan to,eyes_of,their )

Yahweh tells Ezekiel to groan as a sign to accompany his message. He tells him to groan deeply as if his abdomen was in great pain. “groan deeply as if your loins were in great pain” or “groan deeply with great sorrow”

(Occurrence 0) In bitterness groan

(Some words not found in UHB: and=you(ms) son_of humankind groan with,breaking_of heart and,with,bitterness groan to,eyes_of,their )

Alternate translation: [With great grief] or [With great sorrow]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) before their eyes

(Some words not found in UHB: and=you(ms) son_of humankind groan with,breaking_of heart and,with,bitterness groan to,eyes_of,their )

Here the Israelites are referred to by their “eyes” to emphasize what they see. Alternate translation: [before them] or [before the Israelite people]