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 C16 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 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52
Yir 46 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28
◄ ← YIR (JER) 46:21 ↓ → ► ║ ≡ ©
OET-LV Also soldiers_of_its_hired in_midst_of_its are_like_calves_of the_stall if/because also they they_will_turn they_will_flee together not they_will_stand_their_ground if/because the_day_of their_disaster_of_their it_will_come on_them the_time_of their_punishment_of_their.
OET (OET-RV) Its hired soldiers are like calves that have been protected and well-fed,
⇔ but they’ll also turn away and run away.
⇔ They won’t stand together, because the day of their disaster is coming against them—
⇔ it’s time for their punishment.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) soldiers in her midst are like a fattened bull
(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet soldiers_of,its_hired in,midst_of,its [are]_like,calves_of fattened that/for/because/then/when also/even they(emph) turned fled together not stand that/for/because/then/when day their_disaster_of,their he/it_came on,them time_of their_punishment_of,their )
The writer compares soldiers to “fattened bulls” because the soldiers are well cared for by the Egyptians just as a farmer takes care of a bull and makes it fat.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) They will not stand together
(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet soldiers_of,its_hired in,midst_of,its [are]_like,calves_of fattened that/for/because/then/when also/even they(emph) turned fled together not stand that/for/because/then/when day their_disaster_of,their he/it_came on,them time_of their_punishment_of,their )
To “stand together” is an idiom meaning to remain united. The writer is saying that the soldiers will not fight as a unit but will run away thinking only of saving themselves.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) the day of their disaster is coming against them
(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet soldiers_of,its_hired in,midst_of,its [are]_like,calves_of fattened that/for/because/then/when also/even they(emph) turned fled together not stand that/for/because/then/when day their_disaster_of,their he/it_came on,them time_of their_punishment_of,their )
This speaks of a day as if it travels and arrives in a location. Alternate translation: [they will experience disaster on that day]
OET-LV Also soldiers_of_its_hired in_midst_of_its are_like_calves_of the_stall if/because also they they_will_turn they_will_flee together not they_will_stand_their_ground if/because the_day_of their_disaster_of_their it_will_come on_them the_time_of their_punishment_of_their.
OET (OET-RV) Its hired soldiers are like calves that have been protected and well-fed,
⇔ but they’ll also turn away and run away.
⇔ They won’t stand together, because the day of their disaster is coming against them—
⇔ it’s time for their punishment.
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.