OET interlinear ISA 42:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

יִשְׂא֤וּ מִדְבָּר֙ וְ⁠עָרָ֔י⁠ו

lift_up_~_voice wilderness and,cities_of,its

Isaiah is speaking of the wilderness and its cities as if they were living things that could lift up their voices to sing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Let the people who live in the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יִשְׂא֤וּ מִדְבָּר֙ וְ⁠עָרָ֔י⁠ו

lift_up_~_voice wilderness and,cities_of,its

Isaiah is using lift up their voices as a common expression of the culture to mean “sing aloud” or “shout.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Let the wilderness and its cities shout aloud]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

סֶ֔לַע

Şelaˊ

The word Sela is the name of a city.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מֵ⁠רֹ֥אשׁ הָרִ֖ים

from_[the],top_of mountains

Isaiah is using the head of the mountains to represent the highest part, or top, of the mountains. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from the top of the mountains]