OET interlinear ISA 16:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

לָ⁠כֵ֗ן

for=so/thus/hence

The word Therefore introduces a result of Moab’s pride described in the previous verse. If the connection between this statement and the previous one is not clear, you may want to use a different connecting word to show how this statement relates to what comes before it. Alternate translation: [Because of their pride,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

יְיֵלִ֥יל מוֹאָ֛ב לְ⁠מוֹאָ֖ב

wail Mōʼāⱱ for,Moab

Isaiah is speaking of Moab as if it were a living thing that could wail. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people of Moab will wail over their land]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

לַ⁠אֲשִׁישֵׁ֧י קִיר־חֲרֶ֛שֶׂת

for,the_raisin-cakes_of Qīr- -hareseth

The term raisin cakes refers to a kind of dried-fruit food made from pressed grapes. If your readers would not be familiar with what raisin cakes are, you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [the dried-fruit treats of Kir Hareseth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אַךְ־נְכָאִֽים

utterly stricken

The expression stricken 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. Alternate translation: [they will grieve]