OET interlinear ISA 3:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠אָנ֥וּ וְ⁠אָבְל֖וּ פְּתָחֶ֑י⁠הָ

and,they_will_lament and,they_will_mourn gates_of,its

Isaiah is speaking of Jerusalem’s gates as if they were living things that could lament and mourn. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And the people at her gates will lament and mourn]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִקָּ֖תָה

and,it_will_be_emptied

The expression she will be emptied 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: [her enemies will empty her]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠נִקָּ֖תָה לָ⁠אָ֥רֶץ תֵּשֵֽׁב

and,it_will_be_emptied to,ground sit

Isaiah is speaking of Jerusalem as if she were a woman who could be emptied of her possessions and sit on the ground in grief. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and Jerusalem will be stripped of her wealth; her people will sit on the ground in mourning]