OET interlinear YIR (JER) 51:58

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh of hosts says this

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers wall_of Bāⱱel (the),broad to_level she_will_be_levelled and,gates_of,its (the),high with,fire burnt and,they_labor peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of nothing and,peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of fire and,they_grow_weary )

Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 6:6.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) The thick walls of Babylon will be completely demolished

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers wall_of Bāⱱel (the),broad to_level she_will_be_levelled and,gates_of,its (the),high with,fire burnt and,they_labor peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of nothing and,peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of fire and,they_grow_weary )

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: [The invaders will completely demolish the thick walls of Babylon]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) her high gates … her aid … for her

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers wall_of Bāⱱel (the),broad to_level she_will_be_levelled and,gates_of,its (the),high with,fire burnt and,they_labor peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of nothing and,peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of fire and,they_grow_weary )

The city of Babylon is spoken of as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: [their high gates … their aid … for them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) her high gates will be burned

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers wall_of Bāⱱel (the),broad to_level she_will_be_levelled and,gates_of,its (the),high with,fire burnt and,they_labor peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of nothing and,peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of fire and,they_grow_weary )

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: [they will burn her high gates]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) everything … will be burned up

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers wall_of Bāⱱel (the),broad to_level she_will_be_levelled and,gates_of,its (the),high with,fire burnt and,they_labor peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of nothing and,peoples for_[the],sufficiency_of fire and,they_grow_weary )

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: [they will burn up everything that the nations try to do for her]