OET interlinear YIR (JER) 8:19

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Behold!

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! sound/voice cry_of daughter_of my_people_of,my from,a_land_of distant [is],Yahweh? not in,Zion if king_of,[is]_its not in,it why have,they_provoked_me_to_anger by,idols_of,their by,vanities_of foreign )

This alerts the reader to pay attention to what follows. “Pay attention!”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the daughter of my people

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! sound/voice cry_of daughter_of my_people_of,my from,a_land_of distant [is],Yahweh? not in,Zion if king_of,[is]_its not in,it why have,they_provoked_me_to_anger by,idols_of,their by,vanities_of foreign )

Jeremiah is speaking about the people of Judah in a way that shows his affection for them, as if for a daughter. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 4:11. Alternate translation: [my dear people]

(Occurrence 0) from a land far away

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! sound/voice cry_of daughter_of my_people_of,my from,a_land_of distant [is],Yahweh? not in,Zion if king_of,[is]_its not in,it why have,they_provoked_me_to_anger by,idols_of,their by,vanities_of foreign )

This could mean: (1) From exile. Alternate translation: [from exile in a distant land] or (2) From throughout the land of Judah. Alternate translation: [throughout our land]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her king no longer there?

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! sound/voice cry_of daughter_of my_people_of,my from,a_land_of distant [is],Yahweh? not in,Zion if king_of,[is]_its not in,it why have,they_provoked_me_to_anger by,idols_of,their by,vanities_of foreign )

These two questions are similar in meaning. They imply that the people of Judah are wondering why Yahweh is not saving them. Alternate translation: [Why does Yahweh not save us if he is the king in Zion?] (See also: figs-explicit and figs-rquestion)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why then do they provoke me to anger with their carved figures and their worthless foreign idols?

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! sound/voice cry_of daughter_of my_people_of,my from,a_land_of distant [is],Yahweh? not in,Zion if king_of,[is]_its not in,it why have,they_provoked_me_to_anger by,idols_of,their by,vanities_of foreign )

The word “me” refers to Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: [If they want me to save them, then they must not offend me with their carved figures.]