OET interlinear ISA 19:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠חָגָּ֔א

(into)_an,object_of_terror

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of terror, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [terrifying]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אֹתָ֛⁠הּ אֵלָ֖י⁠ו

DOM=her/it to=him/it

In this verse, the first pronoun it refers to the land of Judah, and the second pronoun it refers to Egypt. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [makes Egypt remember Judah]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֗י

from=face/in_front_of

Isaiah is using from the face of as a common expression of the culture to mean “because of.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [because of]

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

עֲצַת֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא יוֹעֵ֥ץ עָלָֽי⁠ו

purpose_of YHWH armies/messengers which/who he/it planning on/upon/above=him/it

Isaiah is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [the plan of Yahweh of Armies that he is planning against it]