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OET (OET-LV) what a_carved_image does_it_profit if/because carved_it maker_of_its a_molten_image and_teacher falsehood if/because he_relies creation_of_his_own the_one_who_formed on/upon/above_him/it for_ idols _doing dumb.
OET (OET-RV) How can an idol profit you when it was just formed and shaped by its human maker?
⇔ It’s a teacher of lies because its maker uses his own imagination when he makes these speechless ‘gods’.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) What does the carved figure profit you?
(Some words not found in UHB: what profit idol that/for/because/then/when carved,it maker_of,its throw_image and,teacher lies that/for/because/then/when trusts maker creation_of,his_own on/upon/above=him/it for=doing idols cannot_speak )
This rhetorical question emphasizes the negative answer that it anticipates. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “The carved figure profits you nothing!”
(Occurrence 0) you
(Some words not found in UHB: what profit idol that/for/because/then/when carved,it maker_of,its throw_image and,teacher lies that/for/because/then/when trusts maker creation_of,his_own on/upon/above=him/it for=doing idols cannot_speak )
The word “you” refers to the Chaldeans.
(Occurrence 0) molten metal
(Some words not found in UHB: what profit idol that/for/because/then/when carved,it maker_of,its throw_image and,teacher lies that/for/because/then/when trusts maker creation_of,his_own on/upon/above=him/it for=doing idols cannot_speak )
This describes metal when it is in its liquid form.
(Occurrence 0) a teacher of lies
(Some words not found in UHB: what profit idol that/for/because/then/when carved,it maker_of,its throw_image and,teacher lies that/for/because/then/when trusts maker creation_of,his_own on/upon/above=him/it for=doing idols cannot_speak )
This phrase refers to the one who carved or cast the figure. By making a false god, he is teaching a lie.
2:2-20 God responds to Habakkuk’s second complaint (1:12–2:1) without explaining why he chose to use the Babylonians. Rather, he assures Habakkuk that all violence and injustice will be punished.
OET (OET-LV) what a_carved_image does_it_profit if/because carved_it maker_of_its a_molten_image and_teacher falsehood if/because he_relies creation_of_his_own the_one_who_formed on/upon/above_him/it for_ idols _doing dumb.
OET (OET-RV) How can an idol profit you when it was just formed and shaped by its human maker?
⇔ It’s a teacher of lies because its maker uses his own imagination when he makes these speechless ‘gods’.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.