OET interlinear ISA 47:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רְדִ֣י וּ⁠שְׁבִ֣י עַל עָפָ֗ר

come_down and,sit on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in dust

Here Yahweh is speaking of Babylon’s downfall as if Babylon were a person who must Come down and sit in the dust. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Come down and be humbled]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

רְדִ֣י וּ⁠שְׁבִ֣י עַל־עָפָ֗ר בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־בָּבֶ֔ל שְׁבִי־לָ⁠אָ֥רֶץ אֵין־כִּסֵּ֖א בַּת־כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים

come_down (Some words not found in UHB: come_down and,sit on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in dust virgin_of daughter_of Bāⱱel sit to,ground not throne daughter_of \add >ones\add*_from_Kasdiy that/for/because/then/when not longer called to/for=you(fs) tender and,delicate )

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Another approach would be to connect the phrases with a word that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. See how you as a team have decided to translate the parallel phrases in poetry, and follow that approach here and throughout this chapter. Alternate translation: [Come down and sit in the dust on the ground without a throne, virgin daughter of Babylon and of the Chaldeans!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת בָּבֶ֔ל

virgin_of daughter_of Bāⱱel

Here Yahweh is speaking of the city of Babylon as if it were a virgin, a young woman. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [sheltered daughter of Babylon]

Note 4 topic: writing-participants

בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת בָּבֶ֔ל

virgin_of daughter_of Bāⱱel

Here Isaiah is introducing the city of Babylon, which he addresses as a young woman, as a new participant in the story. Your language may have its own way of introducing new participants that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [virgin daughter of Babylon]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שְׁבִי לָ⁠אָ֥רֶץ אֵין כִּסֵּ֖א

sit to,ground not throne

Here Yahweh is speaking of Babylon losing its royal authority as if Babylon were a queen forced to Sit on the ground without a throne. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Sit on the ground because you no longer have royal authority]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בַּת כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים

daughter_of daughter_of \add_>ones\add*_from_Kasdiy

Here Yahweh is speaking of the nation of the Chaldeans as if it were a daughter, a young woman. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you Chaldeans]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֣י

that/for/because/then/when

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [Because ]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

רַכָּ֖ה וַ⁠עֲנֻגָּֽה

tender and,delicate

The terms tender and delicate mean similar things. Yahweh is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [very pampered]