OET interlinear EZE 23:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) For I will set my jealous anger on you, and they will deal with you in fury

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_set jealousy_of,my on/over=you(fs) and,they_will_deal with,you in,rage nose_of,your and,your_two's_of,ears cut_off and,your_of,remainder by,sword fall they(emph) sons_of,your and,your(pl)_of,daughters seize and,your_of,remainder consumed by,fire )

Here Yahweh speaks of causing the armies to attack them because he is angry with them as if his anger where something that he was placing upon them. Alternate translation: “Because I am very jealous for you, I will cause them to act furiously towards you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) They will cut off your noses and your ears

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_set jealousy_of,my on/over=you(fs) and,they_will_deal with,you in,rage nose_of,your and,your_two's_of,ears cut_off and,your_of,remainder by,sword fall they(emph) sons_of,your and,your(pl)_of,daughters seize and,your_of,remainder consumed by,fire )

This describes the punishment in Babylon for married women who slept with men that are not their husbands. Alternate translation: “They will punish you as an adulteress, by cutting of your noses and your ears”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

(Occurrence 0) your survivors will fall by the sword

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_set jealousy_of,my on/over=you(fs) and,they_will_deal with,you in,rage nose_of,your and,your_two's_of,ears cut_off and,your_of,remainder by,sword fall they(emph) sons_of,your and,your(pl)_of,daughters seize and,your_of,remainder consumed by,fire )

The word “fall” is a euphemism for “die.” The word “sword” is a metonym for soldiers who kill with swords. Alternate translation: “men will kill your survivors with their swords” (See also: figs-metonymy)

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) your survivors will be devoured by fire

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_set jealousy_of,my on/over=you(fs) and,they_will_deal with,you in,rage nose_of,your and,your_two's_of,ears cut_off and,your_of,remainder by,sword fall they(emph) sons_of,your and,your(pl)_of,daughters seize and,your_of,remainder consumed by,fire )

This speaks of the survivors being burned by fire as if the fire were an animal attacking and eating them. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “your survivors will be burned by fire” or “fire will burn your survivors” (See also: figs-activepassive)