OET interlinear LAM 2:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כָּל֨וּ בַ⁠דְּמָע֤וֹת עֵינַ⁠י֙

(Some words not found in UHB: fail by,tears eyes_of,my in_torment parts_of,my_inward poured_out to,ground liver_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in destruction_of daughter_of my_people_of,my because,grow_faint babes and,sucking_child in_[the],open_places_of city )

The writer is using the expression My eyes have failed with tears as a common expression of the culture to mean that one has wept so much that the eyes are exhausted and can no longer produce tears. If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have cried until my eyes are exhausted]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

חֳמַרְמְר֣וּ מֵעַ֔⁠י

in_torment parts_of,my_inward

Here, my inner parts represent deep emotional anguish. Jeremiah uses the internal organs as a way of referring to intense grief. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I am deeply troubled within]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נִשְׁפַּ֤ךְ לָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ֙ כְּבֵדִ֔⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: fail by,tears eyes_of,my in_torment parts_of,my_inward poured_out to,ground liver_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in destruction_of daughter_of my_people_of,my because,grow_faint babes and,sucking_child in_[the],open_places_of city )

The writer is speaking of his emotional anguish as if his liver had been poured out to the ground, like liquid spilling from a container. He means that he is completely overwhelmed. 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 completely overwhelmed with grief]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

עוֹלֵל֙ וְ⁠יוֹנֵ֔ק

babes and,sucking_child

The terms child and infant are paired to represent the very youngest and most vulnerable members of the community. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express this with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [the young children]