OET interlinear ISA 29:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נִגַּשׁ֙ הָ⁠עָ֣ם הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה בְּ⁠פִ֤י⁠ו

draw_near the,people the=this with,mouth_of,its

Here, its mouth represents “what they say.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [this people approaches with their words]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּ⁠פִ֤י⁠ו וּ⁠בִ⁠שְׂפָתָי⁠ו֙ כִּבְּד֔וּ⁠נִי וְ⁠לִבּ֖⁠וֹ רִחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑⁠נִּי וַ⁠תְּהִ֤י יִרְאָתָ⁠ם֙

with,mouth_of,its and,with,lips_of,its they,have_honored_me and,heart_of,its far from,me and=it_became fearing,their

The pronouns its and their refer to the collective people mentioned earlier in the verse. Isaiah shifts between singular and plural forms because he is treating the people both as a single group and as individuals. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [with the people’s mouth and they honor me with the people’s lips, but the people’s heart is far from me and their fearing of]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠בִ⁠שְׂפָתָי⁠ו֙ כִּבְּד֔וּ⁠נִי

and,with,lips_of,its they,have_honored_me

Here, its lips represents “what they say.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and they honor me with what they say]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לִבּ֖⁠וֹ רִחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑⁠נִּי

and,heart_of,its far from,me

Yahweh is speaking as if the people’s lack of true devotion were their heart being physically far from him. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but inwardly they are not devoted to me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

יִרְאָתָ⁠ם֙ אֹתִ֔⁠י

fearing,their DOM=me

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of fearing, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the way they fear me]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מִצְוַ֥ת אֲנָשִׁ֖ים מְלֻמָּדָֽה

command_of men taught

The expression a taught commandment 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: [a commandment that men have taught them]