OET interlinear ISA 17:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וְ⁠הָיָה֙

and=it_was

Isaiah is using the phrase translated as And it will happen to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event. [Then Yahweh will cause that]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠ה֔וּא

in_the=day (the)=that

To translate the phrase in that day here and in the rest of this chapter, see how you translated it in [4:1](../04/01.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

יִדַּ֖ל כְּב֣וֹד יַעֲקֹ֑ב וּ⁠מִשְׁמַ֥ן בְּשָׂר֖⁠וֹ יֵרָזֶֽה

fade glory_of Yaakob and,the_fatness_of its_flesh_of,his grow_lean

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of clauses in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [the glory of Jacob will become thin; indeed, the fatness of his flesh will become lean]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִדַּ֖ל כְּב֣וֹד יַעֲקֹ֑ב

fade glory_of Yaakob

Isaiah is speaking as if the glory of Jacob were a living thing that could lose volume and become thin. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the splendor of Jacob will diminish]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מִשְׁמַ֥ן בְּשָׂר֖⁠וֹ יֵרָזֶֽה

and,the_fatness_of its_flesh_of,his grow_lean

Isaiah is speaking as if the prosperity of Israel were fatness of a living body that could lose volume and become lean. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and his ability to prosper will diminish]