OET interlinear JOB 36:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כָּל־אָדָ֥ם חָֽזוּ־ב֑⁠וֹ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ יַבִּ֥יט מֵ⁠רָחֽוֹק

all/each/any/every humankind seen in=him/it ʼEnōshh watches from,afar

Elihu could possibly be indicating the storm that is gathering. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Everyone can see the storm clouds that God is forming in the sky, even though they are so high up and far away”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

כָּל־אָדָ֥ם & אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ יַבִּ֥יט

all/each/any/every humankind & ʼEnōshh watches

Here again the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “Each person … people have regarded”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ יַבִּ֥יט מֵ⁠רָחֽוֹק

ʼEnōshh watches from,afar

Elihu is speaking as if people have literally seen God’s work from afar, that is, from a distance. He probably means that people only see and understand God’s work indistinctly and without recognizing many specific details. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “however, people only understand God’s work indistinctly”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ יַבִּ֥יט

ʼEnōshh watches

Elihu is implying a slight contrast: While people can see God’s work, they can only see it from afar. In your translation, you may wish to indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “however, man has only regarded”