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OET (OET-RV) Those wicked people won’t enjoy the streams,
⇔ or the fast-flowing rivers of honey and yoghurt.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה
in/on/at/with,streams rivers_of flows_of honey and,curds
Zophar is speaking as if streams, rivers, and torrents could literally flow with honey and butter. He is referring to the abundant quantities of these things with which God would bless a righteous person. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the abundant quantities of honey and butter with which God blesses righteous people”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה
in/on/at/with,streams rivers_of flows_of honey and,curds
Zophar is using two agricultural products, honey and butter, to mean agricultural products in general and thus, in this culture, wealth in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the abundant wealth with which God blesses righteous people”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י
in/on/at/with,streams rivers_of flows_of
The terms streams, rivers, and torrents mean similar things. Zophar is using the three terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “the deeply flowing streams of”
20:17 The streams of olive oil and rivers of milk and honey signify superabundant blessing (Exod 5:19; Deut 27:3; Joel 3:18).
OET (OET-RV) Those wicked people won’t enjoy the streams,
⇔ or the fast-flowing rivers of honey and yoghurt.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.