OET interlinear YIR (JER) 15:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why is my pain ongoing and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed?

(Some words not found in UHB: to/for=what it_became pain_of,my unending and,wound_of,my incurable refusing healed become are to=me like deceitful waters not is_~_reliable )

Jeremiah uses this rhetorical question to emphasize his pain. He speaks of his pain as if it were a physical wound. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: [My pain is ongoing, it is like a wound that will not heal.] (See also: figs-metaphor)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) refusing to be healed

(Some words not found in UHB: to/for=what it_became pain_of,my unending and,wound_of,my incurable refusing healed become are to=me like deceitful waters not is_~_reliable )

This speaks of Jeremiah’s wound as if it were a person that refuses to be healed. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [that will not heal] (See also: figs-activepassive)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Will you be like deceitful waters to me, waters that dry up?

(Some words not found in UHB: to/for=what it_became pain_of,my unending and,wound_of,my incurable refusing healed become are to=me like deceitful waters not is_~_reliable )

Jeremiah uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that he feels like he cannot depend on Yahweh. He speaks of this as if Yahweh were a stream that dries up. Alternate translation: [It feels like you are undependable to me, like a stream I go to for a drink only to find it dried up.] (See also: figs-simile)