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OET (OET-LV) Anger_his it_has_torn_[me] and_hated_me he_has_gnashed at_me in/on/at/with_teeth_his adversary_my he_sharpens eyes_his to_me.
OET (OET-RV) His anger has ripped my body open
⇔ ≈and in his hate he’s gnashed at me with his teeth.
⇔ Even my enemy locks his eyes on me.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
טָרַ֨ף ׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי
torn and,hated,me
Job is speaking as if God were literally a wild animal that had attacked and torn him. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as a comparison. Alternate translation: “he has been like a wild animal, tearing and attacking me”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / events
טָרַ֨ף ׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי
torn and,hated,me
Since a wild animal would attack its prey before tearing it, it might be more natural to reverse the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “he has attacked me and he has torn me”
Note 3 topic: translate-symaction
חָרַ֣ק עָלַ֣י בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו
gnashed at,me in/on/at/with,teeth,his
This action expresses strong anger. If there is a similar gesture in your culture, you could consider using it here in your translation. You could also indicate the meaning of this gesture. Alternate translation: “he is so angry at me that he grinds his teeth together”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
יִלְט֖וֹשׁ עֵינָ֣יו לִֽי
sharpens eyes,his to=me
Job is speaking as if God, whom he believes is acting towards him as an enemy, were literally sharpening his eyes, the way one would sharpen a sword in order to use it dangerously as a weapon. Job means that God is focusing his eyes intently on him to recognize ways to attack him further and to ensure that he, Job, does not escape. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “focuses his eyes intently on me”
16:9-10 jeer and laugh at me: Job was the subject of mockery (cp. Ps 35:21; Isa 57:4; Lam 2:16; 3:46).
• To slap the cheek was less an act of violence (Ps 3:7; Mic 5:1) than an insult (1 Kgs 22:24; Isa 50:6; Lam 3:30; Matt 26:67).
OET (OET-LV) Anger_his it_has_torn_[me] and_hated_me he_has_gnashed at_me in/on/at/with_teeth_his adversary_my he_sharpens eyes_his to_me.
OET (OET-RV) His anger has ripped my body open
⇔ ≈and in his hate he’s gnashed at me with his teeth.
⇔ Even my enemy locks his eyes on me.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.