OET interlinear HAB 2:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ה֣וֹי אֹמֵ֤ר לָ⁠עֵץ֙ הָקִ֔יצָ⁠ה ע֖וּרִי לְ⁠אֶ֣בֶן דּוּמָ֑ם

woe says to,wood wake,up arise to,a_stone_of lifeless

The word Woe here communicates a warning about coming disaster. If a speaker of your language would not express this as an exclamation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Terrible things will happen to the one saying to the wood, Awake, to the silent stone, Arise]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אֹמֵ֤ר לָ⁠עֵץ֙

says to,wood

The author is not referring to one specific person but to anyone who does this. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this idea using a different form. Alternate translation: [anyone who says to the wood]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אֹמֵ֤ר לָ⁠עֵץ֙ הָקִ֔יצָ⁠ה ע֖וּרִי לְ⁠אֶ֣בֶן דּוּמָ֑ם

says to,wood wake,up arise to,a_stone_of lifeless

The author is speaking of wood and stone as if they were living things that could wake up and arise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the one commanding a wooden idol to wake up and a stone idol to stand up]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

ה֣וּא יוֹרֶ֔ה

he/it teach

The author actually means to communicate the opposite of the literal meaning of what he is saying here. It teaches is said about an idol that cannot speak, making the statement ironic. If a speaker of your language would not use irony for this purpose, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [It cannot teach anything!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּה

(Some words not found in UHB: woe says to,wood wake,up arise to,a_stone_of lifeless he/it teach see/lo/see! he/it plated gold and,silver and=all breath not within,,it )

The author is using the term Behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use here. Alternate translation: [Pay attention] or [Observe]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ה֗וּא תָּפוּשׂ֙ זָהָ֣ב וָ⁠כֶ֔סֶף

he/it (Some words not found in UHB: woe says to,wood wake,up arise to,a_stone_of lifeless he/it teach see/lo/see! he/it plated gold and,silver and=all breath not within,,it )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [its maker has overlaid it with gold and silver]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠כָל־ר֖וּחַ אֵ֥ין בְּ⁠קִרְבּֽ⁠וֹ

and=all breath not (Some words not found in UHB: woe says to,wood wake,up arise to,a_stone_of lifeless he/it teach see/lo/see! he/it plated gold and,silver and=all breath not within,,it )

Here, breath represents life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but there is not any life within it]