OET interlinear ISA 54:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֤י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when the,mountains depart and,the,hills removed and,my_covenant_of,loyalty from,with,you not depart and,the_covenant_of my_peace_of,my not removed he/it_had_said [one_of,who]_has_compassion_on_you YHWH )

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: [This is because]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

כִּ֤י הֶֽ⁠הָרִים֙ יָמ֔וּשׁוּ וְ⁠הַ⁠גְּבָע֖וֹת תְּמוּטֶ֑נָה וְ⁠חַסְדִּ֞⁠י מֵ⁠אִתֵּ֣⁠ךְ לֹֽא יָמ֗וּשׁ וּ⁠בְרִ֤ית שְׁלוֹמִ⁠י֙ לֹ֣א תָמ֔וּט אָמַ֥ר מְרַחֲמֵ֖⁠ךְ יְהוָֽה

that/for/because/then/when the,mountains depart and,the,hills removed and,my_covenant_of,loyalty from,with,you not depart and,the_covenant_of my_peace_of,my not removed he/it_had_said [one_of,who]_has_compassion_on_you YHWH

Yahweh uses the word but here to indicate a contrast between what may happen to the mountains and hills and what will happen to his covenant faithfulness. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Even though the mountains may depart, and the hills may shake, my covenant faithfulness will not depart from you, and the covenant of my peace will not shake,” says Yahweh, the one having compassion on you] or [For the mountains may depart, and the hills may shake. Nevertheless, my covenant faithfulness will not depart from you, and the covenant of my peace will not shake,” says Yahweh, the one having compassion on you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הֶֽ⁠הָרִים֙ יָמ֔וּשׁוּ וְ⁠הַ⁠גְּבָע֖וֹת תְּמוּטֶ֑נָה

the,mountains depart and,the,hills removed

Yahweh is speaking of the mountains and the hills as if they were living things that could depart and shake on their own. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the mountains may be destroyed, and the hills may crumble]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠חַסְדִּ֞⁠י

and,my_covenant_of,loyalty

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of covenant faithfulness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [but my being faithful to my covenant]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בְרִ֤ית שְׁלוֹמִ⁠י֙

and,the_covenant_of my_peace_of,my

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and the covenant in which I promise that you will be safe and well]