OET interlinear ISA 14:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠אַתָּ֞ה הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ מִֽ⁠קִּבְרְ⁠ךָ֙

and=you(ms) throw_out from,tomb_of,your

Isaiah is stating the pronoun you twice for emphasis. He is doing that because he is contrasting the death and burial of the king of Babylon with the deaths and burials of other kings. If a speaker of your language would use explicit pronouns for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing that meaning here. Alternate translation: [All the kings lie down in glory, but you, you have been cast from your grave]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ

throw_out

The expression have been cast 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 those who conquered the king. Alternate translation: [those who defeated you have cast you out]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠נֵ֣צֶר נִתְעָ֔ב

like,a_shoot rejected

The point of this comparison is that just as an abhorred branch is something worthless that is cut off and discarded, so the king of Babylon’s corpse has been discarded without proper burial. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like a branch they discard] or [like a branch someone loathed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לְב֥וּשׁ הֲרֻגִ֖ים

clothed_of slain

The expressions clothed and slain are passive verbal forms. 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. Alternate translation: [with people whom others have slain covering you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְב֥וּשׁ הֲרֻגִ֖ים

clothed_of slain

The taunters are speaking as if the dead bodies surrounding the king were a garment, saying he is clothed with the slain. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [covered with the bodies of the slain] or [lying among the bodies of the dead soldiers]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מְטֹ֣עֲנֵי חָ֑רֶב

pierced_of sword

Isaiah is using this possessive form, the pierced of the sword to mean those who died violent deaths on the battlefield. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [those slain in combat]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠פֶ֥גֶר מוּבָֽס

like,a_corpse trampled_underfoot

The point of this comparison is that just as a trampled corpse is something that has been abused and discarded, so the king of Babylon’s corpse has been discarded and abusedl. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like a corpse that people abused by trampling it]