OET interlinear LAM 1:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

רְאֵ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה כִּֽי־צַר־לִ⁠י֙

see YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: see YHWH that/for/because/then/when distress to=me parts_of,my_inward churns wrung heart_of,my in,my_inner_of,being that/for/because/then/when to_be_rebellious I_was_rebellious from,outside bereaves sword [is]_in,house like,death )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. Jerusalem is urgently appealing to Yahweh to observe her suffering. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. Alternate translation: [Please see, Yahweh, that I am in distress]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מֵעַ֣⁠י חֳמַרְמָ֔רוּ

parts_of,my_inward churns

Here, my inward parts represent deep emotions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I am deeply distressed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ לִבִּ⁠י֙ בְּ⁠קִרְבִּ֔⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: see YHWH that/for/because/then/when distress to=me parts_of,my_inward churns wrung heart_of,my in,my_inner_of,being that/for/because/then/when to_be_rebellious I_was_rebellious from,outside bereaves sword [is]_in,house like,death )

Here Jerusalem is speaking as if her heart had been physically overturned within her. She means that she is in complete emotional anguish. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I am in total anguish within myself]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ לִבִּ⁠י֙ בְּ⁠קִרְבִּ֔⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: see YHWH that/for/because/then/when distress to=me parts_of,my_inward churns wrung heart_of,my in,my_inner_of,being that/for/because/then/when to_be_rebellious I_was_rebellious from,outside bereaves sword [is]_in,house like,death )

The expression my heart has been overturned is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [God has overturned my heart within me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מִ⁠ח֥וּץ שִׁכְּלָה־חֶ֖רֶב בַּ⁠בַּ֥יִת כַּ⁠מָּֽוֶת

from,outside (Some words not found in UHB: see YHWH that/for/because/then/when distress to=me parts_of,my_inward churns wrung heart_of,my in,my_inner_of,being that/for/because/then/when to_be_rebellious I_was_rebellious from,outside bereaves sword [is]_in,house like,death )

Jerusalem is referring to all of the destruction by naming two extremes, Outside and inside. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Everywhere there is death, both outside in the streets and inside the buildings]