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 C14 C15 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 16 V1 V2 V3 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21
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OET-LV Deaths_of diseases they_will_die not they_will_be_mourned and_not they_will_be_buried (into)_dung on the_surface_of the_soil they_will_become and_by_sword and_by_famine they_will_come_to_an_end and_ corpse[s]_of_their _it_will_become for_food for_the_bird[s]_of the_heavens and_for_the_animal[s]_of the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) They’ll die from disease and not be mourned or buried—
⇔ they’ll be like dung on the ground.
⇔ They’ll come to their ends through war and famine,
⇔ and their corpses will become food for the birds and the wild animals.
(Occurrence 0) They will die diseased deaths
(Some words not found in UHB: deadly_of diseases die not mourned and=not buried (into),dung on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil be and,by,sword and,by,famine perish and,it_will_become corpse[s]_of,their for=food for,the_bird[s]_of the=heavens and,for,the_animal[s]_of the=earth/land )
Alternate translation: [They will die from deadly diseases]
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) They will not be mourned or buried
(Some words not found in UHB: deadly_of diseases die not mourned and=not buried (into),dung on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil be and,by,sword and,by,famine perish and,it_will_become corpse[s]_of,their for=food for,the_bird[s]_of the=heavens and,for,the_animal[s]_of the=earth/land )
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: [No one will mourn for them or bury them]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) They will be like dung on the ground
(Some words not found in UHB: deadly_of diseases die not mourned and=not buried (into),dung on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil be and,by,sword and,by,famine perish and,it_will_become corpse[s]_of,their for=food for,the_bird[s]_of the=heavens and,for,the_animal[s]_of the=earth/land )
The sons and daughters born in the land are compared to dung on the ground to emphasize that they will be disgusting and that no one will bury them. See how you translated a similar phrase in Jeremiah 8:2.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
(Occurrence 0) they will come to an end by sword and famine
(Some words not found in UHB: deadly_of diseases die not mourned and=not buried (into),dung on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil be and,by,sword and,by,famine perish and,it_will_become corpse[s]_of,their for=food for,the_bird[s]_of the=heavens and,for,the_animal[s]_of the=earth/land )
The phrase “come to an end” is a mild way to say that they will die. The word “sword” represents an army whose soldiers fight with swords. The phrase represents dying in battle. Alternate translation: [they will die in battle or from famine] (See also: figs-metonymy)
OET-LV Deaths_of diseases they_will_die not they_will_be_mourned and_not they_will_be_buried (into)_dung on the_surface_of the_soil they_will_become and_by_sword and_by_famine they_will_come_to_an_end and_ corpse[s]_of_their _it_will_become for_food for_the_bird[s]_of the_heavens and_for_the_animal[s]_of the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) They’ll die from disease and not be mourned or buried—
⇔ they’ll be like dung on the ground.
⇔ They’ll come to their ends through war and famine,
⇔ and their corpses will become food for the birds and the wild animals.
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.
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