OET interlinear ISA 18:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יֵעָזְב֤וּ יַחְדָּו֙ לְ⁠עֵ֣יט הָרִ֔ים וּֽ⁠לְ⁠בֶהֱמַ֖ת הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

left all to,bird[s]_of_prey_of mountains and,to,the_animal[s]_of the=earth/land

Isaiah is speaking as if the slain enemies were cut vegetation left together for the bird of the mountains and for the beast of the earth. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [They will be left as food for the birds of the mountains and for the beasts of the earth]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יֵעָזְב֤וּ יַחְדָּו֙

left all

The expression will be left 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: [He will leave them together]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

יֵעָזְב֤וּ יַחְדָּו֙

left all

The pronoun They refers to the shoots and branches that Yahweh cut off in the previous verse, but those images represent the enemy army. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [The dead bodies of the enemy will be left together]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

וְ⁠קָ֤ץ עָלָי⁠ו֙ הָ⁠עַ֔יִט וְ⁠כָל־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הָ⁠אָ֖רֶץ עָלָ֥י⁠ו תֶּחֱרָֽף

and,it_will_pass_the_summer on/upon/above=him/it the_bird[s],prey and=all animals_of the=earth/land on/upon/above=him/it winter

Isaiah is referring to the entire year by naming two major components, summer and winter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [And the bird will feed on them, and every beast of the earth will feed on them, throughout the entire year]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וְ⁠כָל־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הָ⁠אָ֖רֶץ

and=all animals_of the=earth/land

Isaiah says every beast of the earth as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [many of the beasts of the earth]