OET interlinear ISA 34:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

לַ֤יְלָה וְ⁠יוֹמָם֙ לֹ֣א תִכְבֶּ֔ה

night and,by_day not quenched

Isaiah is referring to all of the time by naming its two major components, Night and day. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Always it will not be extinguished] or [It will never stop burning]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

לֹ֣א תִכְבֶּ֔ה & עֲשָׁנָ֑⁠הּ

not quenched & smoke_of,its

The pronoun it refers to the burning land of Edom. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the fire of Edom will not extinguish; its smoke]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

לְ⁠עוֹלָ֖ם יַעֲלֶ֣ה עֲשָׁנָ֑⁠הּ

forever,perpetuity it_will_ascend smoke_of,its

Isaiah says its smoke will rise forever as an extreme statement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [its smoke will never stop rising]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מִ⁠דּ֤וֹר לָ⁠דוֹר֙

from,generation to,generation

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of generation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Always and forever]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠נֵ֣צַח נְצָחִ֔ים

to,perpetuity_of ever

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of perpetuity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [forever and ever]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

לְ⁠נֵ֣צַח נְצָחִ֔ים

to,perpetuity_of ever

Isaiah is repeating forms of the word perpetuity in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [forever and ever]