OET interlinear JOB 20:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֪וּן

all/each/any/every darkness laid_up

Zophar says All here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: “Great darkness is hidden”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֪וּן

all/each/any/every darkness laid_up

Zophar is using the term darkness to represent troubles. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Great troubles are hidden”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֪וּן

all/each/any/every darkness laid_up

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. If you need to say who has done the action, the context suggests that it is God. Alternate translation: “God has hidden great troubles”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֪וּן

all/each/any/every darkness laid_up

Zophar is speaking as if God had literally hidden darkness, representing troubles. He could mean: (1) that God has reserved those troubles to destroy the treasured possessions of the wicked person he is describing. Alternate translation: “God has reserved great troubles” (2) that it is as if those troubles were an animal that had hidden itself so that it could pounce on the possessions of the wicked person. Alternate translation: “Great troubles are lying in wait”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לִ⁠צְפּ֫וּנָ֥י⁠ו

for,treasures,his

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: “for the things that he treasures”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תְּ֭אָכְלֵ⁠הוּ אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא־נֻפָּ֑ח

devour,him fire not fanned

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: “a fire that no one has blown on to kindle will devour him”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תְּ֭אָכְלֵ⁠הוּ אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא־נֻפָּ֑ח

devour,him fire not fanned

The implication is that no human being will have blown on this fire to kindle it; God will send the fire. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “A fire that God sends will devour him” or “God will send fire that will devour him”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְּ֭אָכְלֵ⁠הוּ אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא־נֻפָּ֑ח

devour,him fire not fanned

Zophar is speaking as if fire were literally going to devour or eat up this wicked person. Within the context of the image, he means that the fire will burn him up, and the image of fire itself represents God destroying the wicked person. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “God will destroy him”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יֵ֖רַע שָׂרִ֣יד בְּ⁠אָהֳלֽ⁠וֹ

is_sad what_is_left in/on/at/with,tent,his

Zophar is continuing to speak as if fire were literally going to consume this wicked person and his possessions. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “yes, God will completely destroy everything in his tent, leaving nothing”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יֵ֖רַע שָׂרִ֣יד בְּ⁠אָהֳלֽ⁠וֹ

is_sad what_is_left in/on/at/with,tent,his

Zophar is using one possession of this wicked person, the tent in which he lives, to mean all of his possessions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “yes, God will completely destroy all of his possessions, leaving nothing”