OET interlinear JOB 18:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

טֹֽרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ בְּ⁠אַ֫פּ֥⁠וֹ

tear self_of,him in/on/at/with,anger,him

Bildad is speaking about Job in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the second person. Alternate translation: “You who tear yourself in your nose”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

טֹֽרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ בְּ⁠אַ֫פּ֥⁠וֹ

tear self_of,him in/on/at/with,anger,him

Bildad is continuing to answer Job in his own words. In 16:9, Job spoke as if God were literally a wild animal that had torn him in his anger. Bildad is saying that it is actually Job who is tearing himself apart in his own anger. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “It is you who are tearing yourself apart in your anger”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַ֭⁠לְמַעַנְ⁠ךָ תֵּעָ֣זַב אָ֑רֶץ וְ⁠יֶעְתַּק־צ֝֗וּר מִ⁠מְּקֹמֽ⁠וֹ

the,for_~_sake,your abandoned earth and,removed rock from,place,its

Bildad is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “The earth will not be forsaken for your sake, and the rock will not move from its place!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תֵּעָ֣זַב אָ֑רֶץ

abandoned earth

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “will people forsake the earth” or “will people stop living on the earth”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠יֶעְתַּק־צ֝֗וּר מִ⁠מְּקֹמֽ⁠וֹ

and,removed rock from,place,its

Bildad is continuing to answer Job in his own words. In 14:18–19, Job said to God, “you destroy the hope of man,” and he compared that to the way “a rock moves from its place.” This could be a reference to an earthquake or a landslide. Bildad is implying that Job is being overly grandiose by comparing his individual situation with great natural events. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “It is not as if your individual situation is a great earthquake!”