OET interlinear ISA 30:33

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עָר֤וּךְ מֵֽ⁠אֶתְמוּל֙ תָּפְתֶּ֔ה

prepared from,yesterday Topheth

Isaiah assumes that his readers will understand that Topheth was probably the Valley of Hinnom, where the people of Jerusalem burned their garbage. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Yahweh had arrayed Topheth as a place of burning from long ago]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עָר֤וּךְ & תָּפְתֶּ֔ה

prepared & Topheth

The expression Topheth has been arrayed 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: [Yahweh has arrayed Topheth]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ הוּכָ֖ן

to/for=the_king made_ready

The expression it has been prepared 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: [Yahweh prepared it for the king]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

הוא & הוּכָ֖ן

it & made_ready

The pronoun it is repeated for emphasis, referring to Topheth, the place of burning. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [for indeed, Topheth itself has been prepared]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הוא לַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ הוּכָ֖ן

it to/for=the_king made_ready

Isaiah assumes that his readers will understand that it was expected that a king’s body would receive a royal burial in a royal tomb, not shamed by being burned in a fire. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [text]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

הֶעְמִ֣יק הִרְחִ֑ב

deep wide

The pronoun He refers to Yahweh. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Yahweh has deepened, Yahweh has widened]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

נִשְׁמַ֤ת יְהוָה֙

breath_of YHWH

Isaiah is speaking of the breath of Yahweh as if it were a living thing that could kindle a fire. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh himself]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠נַ֣חַל גָּפְרִ֔ית

like,a_torrent_of sulfur

The point of this comparison is that just as a torrent of brimstone burns intensely and destructively, so will Yahweh’s breath kindle the fire of judgment. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [burning intensely and destructively]