OET interlinear YIR (JER) 17:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I did not run from being a shepherd following you

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I not run_away from,a_shepherd after,you and,a_day fatal not desired you(ms) know came_from_of my_lips_of,my before face_of,your it_became )

Jeremiah speaks of leading and caring for the people as if he were a shepherd caring for sheep. He speaks of his abandoning that work as if he were running away from it.

(Occurrence 0) I did not long for

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I not run_away from,a_shepherd after,you and,a_day fatal not desired you(ms) know came_from_of my_lips_of,my before face_of,your it_became )

Alternate translation: [I did not desire]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) the proclamations that came from my lips

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I not run_away from,a_shepherd after,you and,a_day fatal not desired you(ms) know came_from_of my_lips_of,my before face_of,your it_became )

Here the word “lips” represents Jeremiah who spoke. Alternate translation: [the proclamations that I spoke]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) They were made

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I not run_away from,a_shepherd after,you and,a_day fatal not desired you(ms) know came_from_of my_lips_of,my before face_of,your it_became )

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: [I made them]