OET interlinear JOB 9:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חָ֭לְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּ֣וֹת אֵבֶ֑ה

go_by with boats papyrus

Job is speaking as if the days of his life literally glide across the water together with boats of papyrus. As in the previous verse, he means that his days move very quickly. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I am running out of days as quickly as a papyrus boat glides across the water] or [Each of my days goes by as quickly as a papyrus boat glides across the water]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

כְּ֝⁠נֶ֗שֶׁר יָט֥וּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל

(Some words not found in UHB: go_by with boats papyrus like,an_eagle swooping_down on prey )

Job is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [as quickly as an eagle pounces on food]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֹֽכֶל

prey

Job is using a general term, food, to one specific kind of food, the kind an eagle would catch and eat. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [its prey]