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OET (OET-RV) Surely God doesn’t listen to empty words.
⇔ ≈Surely the provider doesn’t take notice of them.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
שָׁ֭וְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ אֵ֑ל
empty_cry not listen god
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of vanity, you could express the same idea in another way. Here the word vanity describes a cry to God for help that is insincere. The person asking for God’s help has not repented of the sins that have gotten him into trouble; he is still doing “evil,” as verse 12 indicates. Alternate translation: “God does not hear an insincere prayer for help”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
שָׁ֭וְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ אֵ֑ל
empty_cry not listen god
Elihu is using the term hear in a specific sense to mean “answer.” Alternate translation: “God will not answer an insincere prayer for help”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה
and,Almighty not regard,it
In this context, the word regard also means “answer.” Elihu is using both hearing and seeing in parallel statements to emphasize his point. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. (You could also combine both parts of this verse into a single statement, as the UST does.) Alternate translation: “no, the Almighty will not answer such a prayer”
OET (OET-RV) Surely God doesn’t listen to empty words.
⇔ ≈Surely the provider doesn’t take notice of them.
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.