OET interlinear ISA 10:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

לָ֠⁠כֵן

for=so/thus/hence

The word translated as Therefore indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a result of what came before. Alternate translation: [For this reason]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יְשַׁלַּ֨ח & בְּ⁠מִשְׁמַנָּ֖י⁠ו רָז֑וֹן

send & on,his_fat_of,ones wasting_disease

Isaiah is speaking as if Yahweh’s punishment were leanness sent among the Assyrians, who are described as fat ones. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will cause his well-fed ones to waste away]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָז֑וֹן

wasting_disease

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of leanness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a wasting disease]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠תַ֧חַת כְּבֹד֛⁠וֹ

and,under glory_of,his

Here, his glory represents the king of Assyria’s splendid possessions and wealth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and among his splendid possessions]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּ⁠מִשְׁמַנָּ֖י⁠ו רָז֑וֹן וְ⁠תַ֧חַת כְּבֹד֛⁠וֹ

on,his_fat_of,ones wasting_disease and,under glory_of,his

The pronoun his refers to the king of Assyria. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [leanness among the fat ones of Assyria, and among Assyria’s glory]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

יֵקַ֥ד יְקֹ֖ד כִּ⁠יק֥וֹד אֵֽשׁ

kindled burning like_[the],burning_of fire

The point of this comparison is that just as the burning of a fire consumes everything it touches, so Yahweh’s judgment will consume the Assyrians. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [he will kindle a fire that will burn and consume] or [he will start a conflagration]