OET interlinear ISA 51:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לִ⁠נְטֹ֤עַ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְ⁠לִ⁠יסֹ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ וְ⁠לֵ⁠אמֹ֥ר לְ⁠צִיּ֖וֹן עַמִּ⁠י־אָֽתָּה

to,plant heavens and,to,found earth and,to,say to,Zion people_of,[are]_my you(ms)

Here, the word to marks the phrases to plant the heavens and to found the earth and to say to Zion, ‘You are my people’ as the goal or purpose of what Yahweh has done. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וָ⁠אָשִׂ֤ים דְּבָרַ⁠י֙ בְּ⁠פִ֔י⁠ךָ

and,I_have_put words_of,my in,mouth_of,your

Here Yahweh is speaking of telling someone what to say as if he had physically put his words in the person’s mouth. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And I have told you what to say]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בְ⁠צֵ֥ל יָדִ֖⁠י כִּסִּיתִ֑י⁠ךָ

and,with,the_shadow_of my_hand_of,my I,have_covered_you

Here Yahweh is speaking of protecting someone as if he covered the person with the shadow of his hand. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and I have protected you with my power]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִ⁠נְטֹ֤עַ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְ⁠לִ⁠יסֹ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ

to,plant heavens and,to,found earth

Here Yahweh is speaking of creating the sky and the earth as if he planted the heavens like a garden and founded the earth like a building. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to create the heavens and to establish the earth]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לֵ⁠אמֹ֥ר לְ⁠צִיּ֖וֹן עַמִּ⁠י־אָֽתָּה

and,to,say to,Zion people_of,[are]_my you(ms)

Here, Zion represents the people who live there. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and to say to the people of Zion, ‘You are my people’]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

עַמִּ⁠י אָֽתָּה

people_of,[are]_my you(ms)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [that they are my people]