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OET (OET-LV) [fn] if/because it_has_burnt like_fire wickedness thorn[s] and_bush[es] it_consumes and_it_has_kindled (in)_the_thickets_of the_forest and_they_have_swirled a_rising_up_of smoke.
9:17 Note: KJB: Isa.9.18
OET (OET-RV) Therefore, my master won’t be happy about their young men,
⇔
nor will he have compassion for their fatherless and their widows,
⇔
because everyone one of them is godless and does evil things,
⇔
and every mouth speaks out foolish things.
⇔
With all that going on, his anger never goes away,
⇔
and he continues to take action against them
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
עַל־כֵּ֨ן
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when burns like,fire wickedness briers and,bush[es] you(ms)_will_eat and,it_has_kindled (in)_the,thickets_of of,the_forest and,they_have_swirled column_of smoke )
The word translated as Therefore indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a result of what came before. Alternate translation: [As a result]
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
בַּחוּרָ֜יו & יְתֹמָ֤יו & אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when burns like,fire wickedness briers and,bush[es] you(ms)_will_eat and,it_has_kindled (in)_the,thickets_of of,the_forest and,they_have_swirled column_of smoke )
The pronoun its refers to the people or nation of Israel. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the people’s young men … the people’s orphans … the people’s widows]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
וְכָל־פֶּ֖ה דֹּבֵ֣ר נְבָלָ֑ה
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when burns like,fire wickedness briers and,bush[es] you(ms)_will_eat and,it_has_kindled (in)_the,thickets_of of,the_forest and,they_have_swirled column_of smoke )
Isaiah is using every mouth to represent the people who are speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and every person is speaking foolishness]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
כֻלּוֹ֙ חָנֵ֣ף וּמֵרַ֔ע
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when burns like,fire wickedness briers and,bush[es] you(ms)_will_eat and,it_has_kindled (in)_the,thickets_of of,the_forest and,they_have_swirled column_of smoke )
Isaiah says all of it is godless and doing evil as an extreme statement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [nearly everyone is godless and doing evil]
Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns
כֻלּוֹ֙ חָנֵ֣ף
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when burns like,fire wickedness briers and,bush[es] you(ms)_will_eat and,it_has_kindled (in)_the,thickets_of of,the_forest and,they_have_swirled column_of smoke )
The pronoun it refers to the people or nation of Israel. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [all of Israel is godless]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
נְבָלָ֑ה
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when burns like,fire wickedness briers and,bush[es] you(ms)_will_eat and,it_has_kindled (in)_the,thickets_of of,the_forest and,they_have_swirled column_of smoke )
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of foolishness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [foolish things]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפּ֔וֹ
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when burns like,fire wickedness briers and,bush[es] you(ms)_will_eat and,it_has_kindled (in)_the,thickets_of of,the_forest and,they_have_swirled column_of smoke )
See how you translated the similar expression in [9:12](../09/12.md).
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וְע֖וֹד יָד֥וֹ נְטוּיָֽה
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when burns like,fire wickedness briers and,bush[es] you(ms)_will_eat and,it_has_kindled (in)_the,thickets_of of,the_forest and,they_have_swirled column_of smoke )
See how you translated the similar expression in [9:12](../09/12.md).
OET (OET-LV) [fn] if/because it_has_burnt like_fire wickedness thorn[s] and_bush[es] it_consumes and_it_has_kindled (in)_the_thickets_of the_forest and_they_have_swirled a_rising_up_of smoke.
9:17 Note: KJB: Isa.9.18
OET (OET-RV) Therefore, my master won’t be happy about their young men,
⇔
nor will he have compassion for their fatherless and their widows,
⇔
because everyone one of them is godless and does evil things,
⇔
and every mouth speaks out foolish things.
⇔
With all that going on, his anger never goes away,
⇔
and he continues to take action against them
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.