InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Yir C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52
Yir 14 V1 V2 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22
◄ ← YIR (JER) 14:3 ↓ → ► ║ ≡ ©
OET-LV And_their_noble_of_ones they_have_sent mmm[fn] for_water they_have_come to the_cisterns not they_have_found water they_have_returned vessels_of empty they_are_ashamed and_they_are_humiliated and_they_have_covered head_of_their.
14:3 OSHB variant note: צעורי/הם: (x-qere) ’צְעִירֵי/הֶ֖ם’: lemma=6810 n=1.0 morph=HAampc/Sp3mp id=24rN2 צְעִירֵי/הֶ֖ם
OET (OET-RV) The leading citizens send their servants out for water,
⇔ but when they get to the wells, they didn’t find any.
⇔ They return with empty containers—
⇔ ashamed and humiliated, and with their heads covered in grief.
(Occurrence 0) Their mighty ones
(Some words not found in UHB: and,their_noble_of,[ones] send צעורי,הם for,water they_went on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in cisterns not find waters return vessels_of, empty ashamed and,they_are_humiliated and,they_have_covered head_of,their )
Alternate translation: [The rich people]
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
(Occurrence 0) ashamed and dishonored
(Some words not found in UHB: and,their_noble_of,[ones] send צעורי,הם for,water they_went on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in cisterns not find waters return vessels_of, empty ashamed and,they_are_humiliated and,they_have_covered head_of,their )
Both of these words have similar meaning and together emphasize that the servants were ashamed that they were unable to get water.
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
(Occurrence 0) they cover their heads
(Some words not found in UHB: and,their_noble_of,[ones] send צעורי,הם for,water they_went on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in cisterns not find waters return vessels_of, empty ashamed and,they_are_humiliated and,they_have_covered head_of,their )
In biblical times, people would wear a head covering to show that they were ashamed.
OET-LV And_their_noble_of_ones they_have_sent mmm[fn] for_water they_have_come to the_cisterns not they_have_found water they_have_returned vessels_of empty they_are_ashamed and_they_are_humiliated and_they_have_covered head_of_their.
14:3 OSHB variant note: צעורי/הם: (x-qere) ’צְעִירֵי/הֶ֖ם’: lemma=6810 n=1.0 morph=HAampc/Sp3mp id=24rN2 צְעִירֵי/הֶ֖ם
OET (OET-RV) The leading citizens send their servants out for water,
⇔ but when they get to the wells, they didn’t find any.
⇔ They return with empty containers—
⇔ ashamed and humiliated, and with their heads covered in grief.
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.