OET interlinear JOB 16:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

אֲאַמִּצְ⁠כֶ֥ם בְּמוֹ־פִ֑⁠י וְ⁠נִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣⁠י יַחְשֹֽׂךְ

encourage,you_all with mouth,my and,solace lips,my assuage_~_pain

For emphasis, Job is saying the opposite of what he means. He does not feel that his friends actually have been strengthening him or relieving him. If a speaker of your language would not say the opposite of what he means for emphasis, in your translation you could indicate what Job actually means. Alternate translation: “I would say things such as you have been saying, thinking that I was strengthening and comforting you, even though saying such things would actually make you feel worse, as you have been making me feel worse”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

אֲאַמִּצְ⁠כֶ֥ם

encourage,you_all

The word you is plural here because Job is using it to refer to his three friends. So use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּמוֹ־פִ֑⁠י וְ⁠נִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣⁠י

with mouth,my and,solace lips,my

Job is using the terms mouth and lips by association to mean speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “by what I said, and the things that I spoke”