OET interlinear ISA 34:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

דִּרְשׁ֨וּ מֵֽ⁠עַל סֵ֤פֶר יְהוָה֙ וּֽ⁠קְרָ֔אוּ

seek from=under writing YHWH and,read

The word translated as Seek is an imperative, but it communicates a condition rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a condition for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a condition. Alternate translation: [If you seek from upon the scroll of Yahweh and read]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

כִּֽי פִ⁠י֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔ה

that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,my he/it commanded

The pronoun it refers to the mouth of Yahweh. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [for my mouth has commanded]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

כִּֽי־פִ⁠י֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔ה וְ⁠רוּח֖⁠וֹ ה֥וּא קִבְּצָֽ⁠ן

that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,my he/it commanded and,spirit_of,his he/it it,will_gather_them

Isaiah is repeating the pronouns he and it in order to intensify his expression of the ideas that they convey. 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: [since my mouth, it, my mouth itself, has commanded, and his Spirit, he himself has gathered]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פִ⁠י֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔ה

mouth_of,my he/it commanded

Here, my mouth represents “what I have spoken.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [what I have spoken has given the command]