OET interlinear ISA 43:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) who led out … a burning wick

(Some words not found in UHB: the,brings_out chariot and,horse army and,mighty_one together lie_down cannot rise extinguished like_the,wick quenched )

Isaiah speaks of the events following the exodus from Egypt, when Yahweh divided the sea to let the Israelites walk through on dry ground but then drowned the Egyptian army. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) They fell down together; they will never rise again

(Some words not found in UHB: the,brings_out chariot and,horse army and,mighty_one together lie_down cannot rise extinguished like_the,wick quenched )

Dying is spoken of as if it were falling down to the ground. Alternate translation: “They all died together; they will never live again” (See also: figs-euphemism)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) they are extinguished, quenched like a burning wick

(Some words not found in UHB: the,brings_out chariot and,horse army and,mighty_one together lie_down cannot rise extinguished like_the,wick quenched )

The people dying is spoken of as if they were burning candle wicks that someone has extinguished. 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: “their lives have ended, like a person extinguishes the flame of a burning candle” (See also: figs-activepassive)