OET interlinear HAB 2:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

אֲשֶׁר֩ הִרְחִ֨יב כִּ⁠שְׁא֜וֹל נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,also that/for/because/then/when (the),wine betrays man arrogant and=not at_rest which/who enlarges like,Sheol throat_of,his and=he [is]_like,death and=not satisfied and,he_has_gathered to=him/it all/each/any/every the=nations and,he_has_assembled to=him/it all/each/any/every the,peoples )

The point of this comparison is that just as Sheol is never full and always takes in more of the dead, so the arrogant warrior is never content and always desires more conquests. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [who makes his desire as vast as the grave]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הַ⁠יַּ֣יִן בּוֹגֵ֔ד גֶּ֥בֶר יָהִ֖יר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,also that/for/because/then/when (the),wine betrays man arrogant and=not at_rest which/who enlarges like,Sheol throat_of,his and=he [is]_like,death and=not satisfied and,he_has_gathered to=him/it all/each/any/every the=nations and,he_has_assembled to=him/it all/each/any/every the,peoples )

Yahweh is speaking of wine as if it were a person capable of betraying or deceiving someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [wine causes the arrogant warrior to go astray]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אֲשֶׁר֩ הִרְחִ֨יב כִּ⁠שְׁא֜וֹל נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ וְ⁠ה֤וּא כַ⁠מָּ֨וֶת֙ וְ⁠לֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֔ע

(Some words not found in UHB: and,also that/for/because/then/when (the),wine betrays man arrogant and=not at_rest which/who enlarges like,Sheol throat_of,his and=he [is]_like,death and=not satisfied and,he_has_gathered to=him/it all/each/any/every the=nations and,he_has_assembled to=him/it all/each/any/every the,peoples )

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of clauses in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [whose appetite is never filled, like Sheol and death]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

throat_of,his

Here, appetite represents desire or craving. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [his desire] or [his sense of need]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠ה֤וּא כַ⁠מָּ֨וֶת֙ וְ⁠לֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֔ע

and=he (Some words not found in UHB: and,also that/for/because/then/when (the),wine betrays man arrogant and=not at_rest which/who enlarges like,Sheol throat_of,his and=he [is]_like,death and=not satisfied and,he_has_gathered to=him/it all/each/any/every the=nations and,he_has_assembled to=him/it all/each/any/every the,peoples )

The point of this comparison is that just as death is relentless and never stops taking people, so this person is relentless and never satisfied in his greed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [he is as relentless as death and is never satisfied]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וַ⁠יֶּאֱסֹ֤ף אֵלָי⁠ו֙ כָּל־הַ⁠גּוֹיִ֔ם וַ⁠יִּקְבֹּ֥ץ אֵלָ֖י⁠ו כָּל־הָ⁠עַמִּֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,also that/for/because/then/when (the),wine betrays man arrogant and=not at_rest which/who enlarges like,Sheol throat_of,his and=he [is]_like,death and=not satisfied and,he_has_gathered to=him/it all/each/any/every the=nations and,he_has_assembled to=him/it all/each/any/every the,peoples )

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of clauses in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [And he gathers to himself every nation and every people] or [And he gathers to himself all of the nations; yes, he collects for himself all of the peoples]