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OET (OET-LV) on these_things I am_weeping eye_of_my eye_of_my is_going_down water if/because he_is_far from_me a_comforter who_restores life_of_my children_of_my they_are desolate if/because he_has_prevailed an_enemy.
OET (OET-RV) As a result of those things, I weep.
⇔ My eyes, oh dear, my eyes overflow with water
⇔ because the comforter is far from me—one who restores my life.
⇔ My sons have become desolate, because the enemy is made mighty.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
אֲנִ֣י בוֹכִיָּ֗ה עֵינִ֤י ׀ עֵינִי֙ יֹ֣רְדָה מַּ֔יִם
I (Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in these I weep eye_of,my eye_of,my flow tears that/for/because/then/when far from,me comforter restore life_of,my they_were children_of,my desolate that/for/because/then/when prevailed enemy )
The repetition of the phrases, I, I am weeping and my eye, my eye is an emphatic form. Jerusalem is using the repetition for emphasis to express the intensity of her weeping. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [I am weeping; my eye is continually running down with water]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
עֵינִ֤י ׀ עֵינִי֙ יֹ֣רְדָה מַּ֔יִם
eye_of,my eye_of,my flow (Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in these I weep eye_of,my eye_of,my flow tears that/for/because/then/when far from,me comforter restore life_of,my they_were children_of,my desolate that/for/because/then/when prevailed enemy )
Here Jerusalem is speaking as if her eye were a stream of water running down. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my tears are flowing constantly]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
מְנַחֵ֖ם
comforter
Jerusalem is not referring to a specific comforter. She means anyone in general who could comfort. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [anyone to comfort me]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
מֵשִׁ֣יב נַפְשִׁ֑י
(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in these I weep eye_of,my eye_of,my flow tears that/for/because/then/when far from,me comforter restore life_of,my they_were children_of,my desolate that/for/because/then/when prevailed enemy )
Jerusalem is speaking of her life as if it were something that could be restored and given back to her. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [who could revive my strength]
OET (OET-LV) on these_things I am_weeping eye_of_my eye_of_my is_going_down water if/because he_is_far from_me a_comforter who_restores life_of_my children_of_my they_are desolate if/because he_has_prevailed an_enemy.
OET (OET-RV) As a result of those things, I weep.
⇔ My eyes, oh dear, my eyes overflow with water
⇔ because the comforter is far from me—one who restores my life.
⇔ My sons have become desolate, because the enemy is made mighty.”
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.