OET interlinear ISA 57:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 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: [This is because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠לְּ⁠פָנַ֣⁠י

from,before,face_of,me

Here, my face represents Yahweh’s presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from before me] or [from being in my presence]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠נְשָׁמ֖וֹת אֲנִ֥י עָשִֽׂיתִי

and,breaths I made

Here, the breaths represents the living people whom Yahweh has made. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and the living people that I myself have made]