OET interlinear ISA 28:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לָ⁠כֵ֛ן

for=so/thus/hence

The term translated as Therefore indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [Because of this]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה

word_of YHWH

Isaiah is using the phrase the word of Yahweh to mean what Yahweh has communicated, including his commands and judgments. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [what Yahweh has said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָצ֑וֹן

men_of mockery

Isaiah is using men of mockery as a common expression of the culture to mean “people who mock.” 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: [people who mock]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אַנְשֵׁ֣י

men_of

Although the term men is masculine, Isaiah is using it to refer to all the leaders who mock, whether male or female. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a term that is not gender-specific. Alternate translation: [people of]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָצ֑וֹן

men_of mockery

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