OET interlinear LAM 1:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

טֻמְאָתָ֣⁠הּ בְּ⁠שׁוּלֶ֗י⁠הָ

uncleanness_of,its (Some words not found in UHB: uncleanness_of,its [was]_the,skirts_of,of_its_robe not consider outcome_of,its and,it_has_come_down appalling not comfort to/for=her/it see YHWH DOM affliction_of,my that/for/because/then/when triumphed enemy )

The author is referring to menstrual impurity in a polite way by using the phrase Her uncleanness is in her skirts. He uses this image to characterize Jerusalem’s profound defilement before God. Depending on what is helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [She is as unclean as a woman in her menstrual impurity] or [She is deeply defiled by her sin]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

טֻמְאָתָ֣⁠הּ

uncleanness_of,its

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of uncleanness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [The way she has made herself impure]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אַחֲרִיתָ֔⁠הּ

outcome_of,its

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of her end, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what would happen to her as a result]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠תֵּ֣רֶד פְּלָאִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: uncleanness_of,its [was]_the,skirts_of,of_its_robe not consider outcome_of,its and,it_has_come_down appalling not comfort to/for=her/it see YHWH DOM affliction_of,my that/for/because/then/when triumphed enemy )

The author is speaking of Jerusalem’s ruin as if she were going down to a lower place. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And she was brought to ruin in an astonishing way]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

הִגְדִּ֖יל אוֹיֵֽב

(Some words not found in UHB: uncleanness_of,its [was]_the,skirts_of,of_its_robe not consider outcome_of,its and,it_has_come_down appalling not comfort to/for=her/it see YHWH DOM affliction_of,my that/for/because/then/when triumphed enemy )

The word himself indicates that the object of the verb is the same as the subject of the verb. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate that the enemy is the one doing the action to himself. Alternate translation: [the enemy has boasted greatly]