OET interlinear HAB 3:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠תִּרְגַּ֣ז בִּטְנִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: I_heard and,it_trembled belly_of,my to=sound/voice quivered lips_of,my enters rottenness in,bones_of,my and,under,me tremble which/who wait_quietly for_[the],day_of calamity to,come_up to_[the],people [which]_it,attacks_us )

Here Habakkuk is speaking of his inner emotional turmoil as if his belly trembled. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and I was deeply shaken inside]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

יָב֥וֹא רָקָ֛ב בַּ⁠עֲצָמַ֖⁠י

enters rottenness (Some words not found in UHB: I_heard and,it_trembled belly_of,my to=sound/voice quivered lips_of,my enters rottenness in,bones_of,my and,under,me tremble which/who wait_quietly for_[the],day_of calamity to,come_up to_[the],people [which]_it,attacks_us )

Habakkuk is speaking of Decay as if it were a living thing that could entered into his bones. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [My bones felt weak and rotten]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָקָ֛ב

rottenness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of Decay, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [A feeling of rot]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנ֨וּחַ֙ לְ⁠י֣וֹם צָרָ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: I_heard and,it_trembled belly_of,my to=sound/voice quivered lips_of,my enters rottenness in,bones_of,my and,under,me tremble which/who wait_quietly for_[the],day_of calamity to,come_up to_[the],people [which]_it,attacks_us )

Habakkuk uses the word yet here to indicate a contrast between his trembling and his quiet trust. Despite his overwhelming fear, he resolves to wait for God to act. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Even so, I will wait quietly for the day of distress]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠י֣וֹם צָרָ֔ה

for_[the],day_of calamity

Habakkuk is using the day of distress to refer to the occasion when distress would come. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [for the time of distress]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צָרָ֔ה

calamity

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of distress, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [great trouble]