OET interlinear HAB 2:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) You have devised shame for your house

(Some words not found in UHB: devised shame for,house_of,your cutting_off peoples many and,sinning life_of,your )

Here to “devise shame” means that the plans that the man devised have resulted in shame. One possible meaning is that the word “house” is a metaphor in which the Babylonian empire is spoken of as if it were a house that the man has built. Alternate translation: “By your plans, you have brought shame on the house that you have built” Another possibility is that the word “house” is a metonym for “family.” Alternate translation: “By your plans, you have brought shame on your family” (See also: figs-metonymy)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) cutting off many people

(Some words not found in UHB: devised shame for,house_of,your cutting_off peoples many and,sinning life_of,your )

Killing many people is spoken of as if it were cutting those people off, like one would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: “killing many people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) have sinned against yourself

(Some words not found in UHB: devised shame for,house_of,your cutting_off peoples many and,sinning life_of,your )

The idiom “to sin against oneself” means that the person has done things that will result in his own death or destruction. Alternate translation: “have caused your own ruin” or “have brought about your own death”