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OET (OET-LV) in/on/at/with_shut_up [the]_heavens and_not it_will_be rain if/because they_will_sin to/for_you(fs) and_pray to the_place the_this and_confess DOM your(ms)_name and_from_sin_their turn if/because afflict_them.
OET (OET-RV) “Or when the rain is held back in the sky because your people have sinned against you, and then they pray towards this place and acknowledge you and turn away from the disobedience that caused the problem,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
the skies are shut up and there is no rain
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,shut_up heavens and=not will_belong rain that/for/because/then/when sinned to/for=you(fs) and,pray to/towards the,place the=this and,confess DOM your(ms)=name and,from,sin,their turn, that/for/because/then/when afflict,them )
The sky is spoken of as if it were a building in which God stores the rain. Alternate translation: “you do not allow rain to fall”
confess your name
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,shut_up heavens and=not will_belong rain that/for/because/then/when sinned to/for=you(fs) and,pray to/towards the,place the=this and,confess DOM your(ms)=name and,from,sin,their turn, that/for/because/then/when afflict,them )
This could mean: (1) “confess that they have sinned against you” or (2) “praise you” or (3) “say that they will obey you from now on.” See how you translated this in 1 Kings 8:33.
8:1-66 Solomon’s building activities climaxed with the Ark’s move to the newly erected Temple. The king offered both prayer (8:22-53) and words of praise and blessing (8:56-61) to dedicate the Temple for the Lord’s service. After the dedication, the assembled gathering enjoyed the great Festival of Shelters. The focus of the account is on Solomon praising God and blessing the people (8:12-61).
OET (OET-LV) in/on/at/with_shut_up [the]_heavens and_not it_will_be rain if/because they_will_sin to/for_you(fs) and_pray to the_place the_this and_confess DOM your(ms)_name and_from_sin_their turn if/because afflict_them.
OET (OET-RV) “Or when the rain is held back in the sky because your people have sinned against you, and then they pray towards this place and acknowledge you and turn away from the disobedience that caused the problem,
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.