OET interlinear ISA 8:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠חָלַ֤ף בִּֽ⁠יהוּדָה֙ שָׁטַ֣ף וְ⁠עָבַ֔ר עַד־צַוָּ֖אר יַגִּ֑יעַ

and,it_will_pass_on in,Judah overflow and,it_will_pass_over until neck reach

Here Yahweh is speaking as if the Assyrian invasion were flood waters that sweep into Judah and overflow and pass through until it reaches the neck. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [it will come into Judah. It will advance throughout until it nearly overwhelms the whole land]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠חָלַ֤ף

and,it_will_pass_on

The pronoun it refers to the River, that is, the flood waters representing the Assyrian army. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the flood waters will sweep]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מֻטּ֣וֹת כְּנָפָ֔י⁠ו

outspread_of its_wings_of,his

Here Yahweh is speaking as if the Assyrian army were a bird with wings that spread out over the land. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the spreading out of its army]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

כְּנָפָ֔י⁠ו

its_wings_of,his

The pronoun its refers to the Assyrian army, spoken of as a bird or flood. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the Assyrian army’s wings]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מְלֹ֥א רֹֽחַב

fill_of breadth_of

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of fullness and breadth, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [how wide is] or [as wide as]

Note 6 topic: translate-names

אֵֽל

-\sup_ʼēl

The word Immanuel is the name of a man. It means “God is with us.”

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

עַד־צַוָּ֖אר יַגִּ֑יעַ

until neck reach

The word until indicates a temporal endpoint for the action described. Your language may have a connecting phrase that you can use to show this. Alternate translation: [reaching as high as the neck] or [to the point that it reaches up to the neck]