OET interlinear ISA 26:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠צַּ֣ר

in,distress

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of distress, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when they were suffering greatly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

פְּקָד֑וּ⁠ךָ

people,sought_you

Isaiah is using visited as a common expression of the culture to mean “sought” or “called upon.” 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: [your people sought you out]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

צָק֣וּ⁠ן לַ֔חַשׁ

they,poured_out whisper_a_prayer

Here Isaiah is speaking as if prayer were a liquid that could be poured out before Yahweh. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your people prayed earnestly to you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לַ֔חַשׁ

whisper_a_prayer

The term that the ULT translates as prayer refers to something that a person whispers, which in this context is a prayer. Alternate translation: [a whispered prayer]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מוּסָרְ⁠ךָ֖ לָֽ⁠מוֹ

chastening_of,your [was]_to,them

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of discipline, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when you were disciplining them]