OET interlinear ISA 34:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

קָאַ֣ת וְ⁠קִפּ֔וֹד

hawk and,hedgehog

The pelican and the desert owl are kinds of birds. If your readers would not be familiar with what they are, you could use the names of similar birds that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [And kinds of birds known as the pelican and the desert owl]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠יַנְשׁ֥וֹף וְ⁠עֹרֵ֖ב

and,great_owl and,raven

The screech owl and the raven are kinds of birds. If your readers would not be familiar with what they are, you could use the names of similar birds that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [and kinds of birds known as the screech owl and the raven]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠נָטָ֥ה עָלֶ֛י⁠הָ

and,he_will_stretch_out on/upon=it(f)

The pronoun he refers to Yahweh. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And Yahweh will stretch over it]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

קַֽו תֹ֖הוּ וְ⁠אַבְנֵי בֹֽהוּ

measuring_line_of formlessness and,stones_of emptiness

Isaiah is speaking as if Yahweh would mark out Edom for ruin with a measuring line of formlessness and the stones of emptiness, using building tools to lay out chaos and emptiness rather than a city. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [complete ruin and emptiness]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

קַֽו תֹ֖הוּ

measuring_line_of formlessness

Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe a measuring line that is characterized by formlessness. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the measuring line that marks out the lack of anything that has form]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תֹ֖הוּ

formlessness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of formlessness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what has no form]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֹֽהוּ

emptiness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of emptiness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [an empty place]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אַבְנֵי־בֹֽהוּ

and,stones_of emptiness

Isaiah is speaking of stones of emptiness as if Yahweh could stretch a measuring line over them. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could express this as a comparison. Alternate translation: [and the desolation of the land]