OET interlinear ISA 24:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וְֽ֠⁠הָיָה

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 / activepassive

יִלָּכֵ֖ד בַּ⁠פָּ֑ח

caught in,snare

The expression will be caught in a snare 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: [will step into a snare]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [ The reason for this is that] or [This will happen because]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת מִ⁠מָּרוֹם֙ נִפְתָּ֔חוּ

windows from,a_high_place opened

Isaiah is speaking as if the sky were a building with windows that could be opened. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the rain will pour down from the sky]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת מִ⁠מָּרוֹם֙ נִפְתָּ֔חוּ

windows from,a_high_place opened

The expression the windows from the height will be opened 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. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [God will open the windows from the height]