OET interlinear JER 3:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Lift up your eyes

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up eyes_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in barren_heights and,see where not ravished on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in roads sat to/for=them like,an_Arab in,wilderness and,you_have_polluted earth/land by,prostitution(s)_of,your and,by,wickedness_of,your )

Here “your eyes” represents looking at something. Alternate translation: “Look up”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

God speaks of Israel worshiping idols as if they were a woman who had sex with many different men. He uses this question to tell the Israelites that he knows that they have worshiped idols everywhere. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “There is no place where you have not had illicit sex!” or “As a whore sleeps with many men, you have worshiped your idols everywhere!” (See also: figs-rquestion)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) By the roadsides you sat waiting for your lovers

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up eyes_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in barren_heights and,see where not ravished on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in roads sat to/for=them like,an_Arab in,wilderness and,you_have_polluted earth/land by,prostitution(s)_of,your and,by,wickedness_of,your )

God speaks of his people being eager to worship any idol as being like a prostitute waiting by the road for any man to come along. Alternate translation: “Like a prostitutes waiting at the roadside for her lovers, you were eager to worship any idol you learned about”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) as an Arab in the wilderness

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up eyes_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in barren_heights and,see where not ravished on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in roads sat to/for=them like,an_Arab in,wilderness and,you_have_polluted earth/land by,prostitution(s)_of,your and,by,wickedness_of,your )

God speaks of his people being eager to worship any idol as being like someone in the wilderness waiting for anyone to come along so he could rob them. Alternate translation: “like an Arab in the wilderness waiting for people he might rob”

Note 5 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) an Arab in the wilderness

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up eyes_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in barren_heights and,see where not ravished on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in roads sat to/for=them like,an_Arab in,wilderness and,you_have_polluted earth/land by,prostitution(s)_of,your and,by,wickedness_of,your )

An Arab is a person from Arabia. Some Arabs lived as nomads in the desert and would rob others who came near them. Alternate translation: “a nomad in the wilderness” or “a robber in the wilderness” (See also: translate-unknown)