OET interlinear JOB 15:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֹֽא־יָס֨וּר ׀ מִנִּי־חֹ֗שֶׁךְ

not escape from darkness

See how you translated the similar expression in 15:22. Alternate translation: “His troubles will never end”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יֹֽ֭נַקְתּ⁠וֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת

shoots,his wither flame

Eliphaz is speaking as if the wicked person were literally a plant or bush whose stalks a flame could dry up or burn up. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “He will certainly perish”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠יָס֗וּר בְּ⁠ר֣וּחַ פִּֽי⁠ו

and,depart in/on/at/with,breath mouth,his

Eliphaz is speaking as if a hot wind that dried up plants were actually breath from God’s mouth. (The same image appears elsewhere in the Bible, for example, in Isaiah 40:7, “The grass withers, the flower wilts, for the breath of Yahweh blows on it.”) If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “yes, God will destroy him”

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

פִּֽי⁠ו

mouth,his

The pronoun his refers to God. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “God’s mouth”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

וְ֝⁠יָס֗וּר

and,depart

Eliphaz is using the word depart to mean “die.” This is a mild way of referring to death. Your language may have a similar expression that you could use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: “and he will pass away” or “and he will die”