OET interlinear YIR (JER) 49:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Damascus has become very weak. It turns … seizes it

(Some words not found in UHB: feeble Dammeseq turned to,flee and,panic gripped anguish and,labor-pains it,will_seize_it like_(the),who]_gives_birth )

Here “Damascus” represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: [The people of Damascus have become very weak. They turn … seizes them]

(Occurrence 0) terror seizes it

(Some words not found in UHB: feeble Dammeseq turned to,flee and,panic gripped anguish and,labor-pains it,will_seize_it like_(the),who]_gives_birth )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word terror, you can express the same idea with the verb “terrified.” Alternate translation: [Damascus is terrified] or [The people of Damascus are terrified]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) Distress and pain seize it, like the pain of a woman giving birth

(Some words not found in UHB: feeble Dammeseq turned to,flee and,panic gripped anguish and,labor-pains it,will_seize_it like_(the),who]_gives_birth )

This can be restated to remove the abstract nouns “distress” and “pain.” Alternate translation: [The people are afraid and suffering like a woman giving birth]