OET interlinear ISA 55:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵרֵד֩ הַ⁠גֶּ֨שֶׁם וְ⁠הַ⁠שֶּׁ֜לֶג מִן הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֗יִם וְ⁠שָׁ֨מָּ⁠ה֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב כִּ֚י אִם הִרְוָ֣ה אֶת הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when just=as come_down the,rain and,the,snow from/more_than the=heavens and,to,(to) not return that/for/because/then/when if watered DOM the=earth/land and,it,has_caused_it_to_bring_forth and,it,has_made_it_sprout and=he/it_gave seed/offspring to,sower and,bread to,eater )

Including verse 11, the point of this comparison is that, just as the rain and snow come down from the heavens and do not return to there until they have watered the earth and made it fruitful, so God’s word always accomplishes the purpose for which he sends it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [just as the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not go back until they have watered the earth and made it produce, so also my word accomplishes my purpose before it returns to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

הַ⁠גֶּ֨שֶׁם וְ⁠הַ⁠שֶּׁ֜לֶג

the,rain and,the,snow

The terms the rain and snow 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: [two forms of precipitation]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

כִּ֚י אִם הִרְוָ֣ה אֶת הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ

that/for/because/then/when if watered DOM the=earth/land

If it would appear in your language that Yahweh was making a statement and then contradicting it, you could reword this as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [but rather, they saturate the earth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠הוֹלִידָ֖⁠הּ וְ⁠הִצְמִיחָ֑⁠הּ

and,it,has_caused_it_to_bring_forth and,it,has_made_it_sprout

The terms made it bring forth and made it sprout 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: [and made plants sprout abundantly from it]