OET interlinear ISA 47:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

הָי֤וּ כְ⁠קַשׁ֙

they_were like,chaff

The point of this comparison is that just as stubble is quickly and completely burned up by fire, so will they be destroyed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like stubble, they will be completely destroyed]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

הָי֤וּ כְ⁠קַשׁ֙

they_were like,chaff

The pronoun they refers to the astrologers Babylon relied on. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [those astrologers will become like stubble]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֵ֣שׁ שְׂרָפָ֔תַ⁠ם

fire it,has_burned_them

Here Yahweh is speaking of the destruction of the astrologers as if fire will burn them up like dry plants. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they will be completely destroyed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶת נַפְשָׁ֖⁠ם

DOM self_of,their

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe the souls, or lives, that are characterized by belonging to the astrologers themselves. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the lives that belong to them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠יַּ֣ד לֶֽהָבָ֑ה

from_[the],hand_of flame

Here, hand represents “the power of the flame.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from the power of the flame]