OET interlinear ISA 13:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ק֥וֹל הָמ֛וֹן בֶּֽ⁠הָרִ֖ים

sound/voice tumult [is]_on,mountains

Isaiah is using a phrase that expresses a strong feeling, alarm at the noise of armies gathering. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. If not, you could say what made him alarmed. Alternate translation: [Oh, the sound of a multitude in the mountains]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

דְּמ֣וּת עַם־רָ֑ב

like_of people great

The point of this comparison is that just as a numerous people produces a great noise, so does the multitude in the mountains. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like the roar that a great crowd would make]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

גּוֹיִם֙ נֶֽאֱסָפִ֔ים

nations gathered_together

The expression nations being gathered is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is Yahweh. Alternate translation: [nations that Yahweh is gathering]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ק֠וֹל שְׁא֞וֹן מַמְלְכ֤וֹת גּוֹיִם֙ נֶֽאֱסָפִ֔ים

sound/voice uproar_of kingdoms_of nations gathered_together

Isaiah is using a phrase that expresses a strong feeling, alarm, at the commotion of kingdoms assembling for war. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. If not, you could say what made him alarmed. Alternate translation: [What an alarming commotion of kingdoms, nations that Yahweh is gathering]