OET interlinear ISA 38:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) My life is removed and carried away from me like a shepherd’s tent

(Some words not found in UHB: dwelling-place_of,my plucked_up and,it_has_been_removed from,me like,the_tent_of of,my_shepherd rolled_up like,weaver life_of,my from_[the],loom he,cuts_me_off from,day until night you,make_an_end_of_me )

This speaks of how Yahweh is ending Hezekiah’s life quickly by comparing it to how a shepherd removes his tent from the ground. Alternate translation: “Yahweh has taken my life away from me quickly like a shepherd packs up his tent and carries it away”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) My life is removed

(Some words not found in UHB: dwelling-place_of,my plucked_up and,it_has_been_removed from,me like,the_tent_of of,my_shepherd rolled_up like,weaver life_of,my from_[the],loom he,cuts_me_off from,day until night you,make_an_end_of_me )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh has taken my life”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) I have rolled up my life like a weaver; you are cutting me off from the loom

(Some words not found in UHB: dwelling-place_of,my plucked_up and,it_has_been_removed from,me like,the_tent_of of,my_shepherd rolled_up like,weaver life_of,my from_[the],loom he,cuts_me_off from,day until night you,make_an_end_of_me )

This speaks of Yahweh quickly ending Hezekiah’s life by comparing it to how a weaver cuts his cloth from the loom and rolls it up. Alternate translation: “you are ending my life quickly, like a weaver cuts his cloth from the loom when it is finished”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / you

(Occurrence 0) you are cutting

(Some words not found in UHB: dwelling-place_of,my plucked_up and,it_has_been_removed from,me like,the_tent_of of,my_shepherd rolled_up like,weaver life_of,my from_[the],loom he,cuts_me_off from,day until night you,make_an_end_of_me )

Here “you” is singular and refers to God.

(Occurrence 0) loom

(Some words not found in UHB: dwelling-place_of,my plucked_up and,it_has_been_removed from,me like,the_tent_of of,my_shepherd rolled_up like,weaver life_of,my from_[the],loom he,cuts_me_off from,day until night you,make_an_end_of_me )

a device used to weave thread together to make cloth