OET interlinear ISA 23:15

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.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠ה֔וּא

in_the=day (the)=that

Isaiah is using the term day to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [at that time]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִשְׁכַּ֤חַת צֹר֙

and,[will_be]_forgotten Tsor/(Tyre)

The expression will be forgotten 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: [that people will forget Tyre]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כִּ⁠ימֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶחָ֑ד

like_[the],days_of king one(ms)

The point of this comparison is that just as the days of one king last about 70 years, so Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [about as long as a typical king’s life lasts]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠שִׁירַ֖ת הַ⁠זּוֹנָֽה

like,the_song_of of,the_prostitute

The point of this comparison is that just as the song of the prostitute tries to win back former clients, so Tyre will try to regain its former trade. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like the song sung about a prostitute trying to win back her former clients]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

כְּ⁠שִׁירַ֖ת הַ⁠זּוֹנָֽה

like,the_song_of of,the_prostitute

Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe a song that is sung by a prostitute. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [like the song sung about a prostitute] or [like a song that a prostitute sings]