OET interlinear JER 47:2

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) See

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH see/lo/see! waters rising from_[the],north and=they_will_be (into)_a,torrent overflowing and,they_will_overflow earth/land and,what_of,fills_it (a)_city and,[those_who]_dwell_of in,it and,they_will_cry_out the=humankind and,he_will_wail all inhabitant_of the=earth/land )

The word “see” alerts us to pay attention to what is about to be said.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) floods of water are rising in the north. They will be like an overflowing river!

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH see/lo/see! waters rising from_[the],north and=they_will_be (into)_a,torrent overflowing and,they_will_overflow earth/land and,what_of,fills_it (a)_city and,[those_who]_dwell_of in,it and,they_will_cry_out the=humankind and,he_will_wail all inhabitant_of the=earth/land )

The two phrases have a similar meaning. Alternate translation: [an army in the north will come like a flood. They will be powerful like an overflowing river]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) they will overflow the land

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH see/lo/see! waters rising from_[the],north and=they_will_be (into)_a,torrent overflowing and,they_will_overflow earth/land and,what_of,fills_it (a)_city and,[those_who]_dwell_of in,it and,they_will_cry_out the=humankind and,he_will_wail all inhabitant_of the=earth/land )

This continues speaking of the army from the north as an overflowing river. Alternate translation: [like an overflowing river, the army from the north will destroy the land]