OET interlinear ISA 26:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

מֵתֶ֔י⁠ךָ

your(pl)_dead_of,[ones]

The pronoun Your refers to Yahweh. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, your ones having died]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

נְבֵלָתִ֖⁠י

corpse_of,my

The pronoun my refers to Isaiah, who identifies himself with Yahweh’s people who have died. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [our corpses]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הָקִ֨יצוּ וְ⁠רַנְּנ֜וּ שֹׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר

awake and,shout_for_joy dwell_of dust

The words translated as Awake and sing joyfully are imperatives, but they communicate a divine summons rather than a command, since they are addressed to the dead. Alternate translation: [You who dwell in the dust will awaken and sing joyfully]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֹׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר

dwell_of dust

Here Isaiah is speaking as if the dead were dwellers of the dust, lying in the grave. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [those who lie in the dust]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

טַ֤ל אוֹרֹת֙ טַלֶּ֔⁠ךָ

dew_of morning dew_of,your

Here Isaiah is speaking as if Yahweh’s life-giving power were dew and as if this dew were radiant with lights that bring the dead back to life. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your life-giving power revives the dead]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וָ⁠אָ֖רֶץ רְפָאִ֥ים תַּפִּֽיל

and_[the],earth dead give_birth

Isaiah is speaking of the earth as if it were a living thing that could give birth to the dead. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the dead will rise from the earth]