OET interlinear YIR (JER) 32:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who he,had_shut_him_up Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) king Yehuda to=say why you(ms) prophesy to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH here,I give DOM the=city (the),this in,the_hand_of king Bāⱱel and,he,will_capture_it )

It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people helped Zedekiah do this.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) had imprisoned him

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who he,had_shut_him_up Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) king Yehuda to=say why you(ms) prophesy to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH here,I give DOM the=city (the),this in,the_hand_of king Bāⱱel and,he,will_capture_it )

Here “him” refers to Jeremiah. It is not clear why Jeremiah is referring to himself by name here. You may translate using first person, as the UST does.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why do you prophesy and say

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who he,had_shut_him_up Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) king Yehuda to=say why you(ms) prophesy to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH here,I give DOM the=city (the),this in,the_hand_of king Bāⱱel and,he,will_capture_it )

Zedekiah uses a question to rebuke Jeremiah. Alternate translation: [It is wrong for you to continue prophesying and saying]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I am about to give over this city into the hand of the king of Babylon

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who he,had_shut_him_up Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) king Yehuda to=say why you(ms) prophesy to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH here,I give DOM the=city (the),this in,the_hand_of king Bāⱱel and,he,will_capture_it )

Yahweh speaks of the city as if it were a small object that one person could give to another. The word “hand” is a metonym for the power or control that the hand exercises. Alternate translation: [I am about to put this city under the control of the king of Babylon] or [I am about to allow the king of Babylon to do whatever he wants with this city] (See also: figs-metonymy)

(Occurrence 0) he will capture it

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who he,had_shut_him_up Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) king Yehuda to=say why you(ms) prophesy to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH here,I give DOM the=city (the),this in,the_hand_of king Bāⱱel and,he,will_capture_it )

It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people would help the king of Babylon take control of the city.