OET interlinear JER 5:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) do your eyes not look for faithfulness?

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH eyes_of,[are]_your am=not to,faithfulness struck DOM=them and=not felt_~_pain you,brought_them_to_an_end refused take correction made_~_harder faces_of,their more,than_rock refused to,return )

Jeremiah uses this question to emphasize that what Yahweh really wants is faithfulness. Alternate translation: “you look for faithfulness.” or “you want people to be faithful.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) You struck the people, but they do not feel pain.

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH eyes_of,[are]_your am=not to,faithfulness struck DOM=them and=not felt_~_pain you,brought_them_to_an_end refused take correction made_~_harder faces_of,their more,than_rock refused to,return )

God punished his people in various ways. Here it is spoken of as if he hit them. Alternate translation: “You punish the people, but they do not pay attention”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) they still refuse to receive discipline

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH eyes_of,[are]_your am=not to,faithfulness struck DOM=them and=not felt_~_pain you,brought_them_to_an_end refused take correction made_~_harder faces_of,their more,than_rock refused to,return )

Here “to receive discipline” represents learning from discipline to do what is right. Alternate translation: “they still refuse to learn their lesson”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) They make their faces harder than rock

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH eyes_of,[are]_your am=not to,faithfulness struck DOM=them and=not felt_~_pain you,brought_them_to_an_end refused take correction made_~_harder faces_of,their more,than_rock refused to,return )

Hard faces represents the expression on their faces that shows that they are stubborn. Alternate translation: “They are extremely stubborn”