OET interlinear ISA 63:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֣⁠מָּה תַתְעֵ֤⁠נוּ יְהוָה֙ מִ⁠דְּרָכֶ֔י⁠ךָ

to/for=what do,you(pl)_make_us_wander YHWH from,ways_of,your

The people are using the question form to express their complaint, not to ask for information. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You should not make us wander, Yahweh, from your ways!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠דְּרָכֶ֔י⁠ךָ

from,ways_of,your

Here the people are speaking as if the way Yahweh wants them to live were ways or paths that a person walks along. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from how you want us to live]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תַּקְשִׁ֥יחַ לִבֵּ֖⁠נוּ

harden heart_of,our

Here the people are speaking as if making them stubborn were causing their heart to become hard. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Why do you make us stubbornly turn]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

שׁ֚וּב

return

The word translated as Return is an imperative, but the people are using it to make a plea rather than to give a command. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this as a request. Alternate translation: [Please return]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שִׁבְטֵ֖י נַחֲלָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

tribes_of your_inheritance_of,your

Here the people are speaking as if they were an inheritance that Yahweh had received. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the tribes that are your possession]