InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Lam C1 C3 C4 C5
Lam 2 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22
OET-LV They_have_failed by_tears eyes_of_my parts_of_my_inward they_are_in_turmoil it_has_been_poured_out to_ground liver_of_my on the_brokenness_of the_daughter_of my_people_of_my because_ child and_sucking_child _grow_faint in_the_open_places_of a_town.
OET (OET-RV) My eyes have failed with tears.
⇔ My stomach churns.
⇔ My inner parts are poured out to the ground, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people,
⇔ when child and infant faint in the streets of the town.
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]
OET-LV They_have_failed by_tears eyes_of_my parts_of_my_inward they_are_in_turmoil it_has_been_poured_out to_ground liver_of_my on the_brokenness_of the_daughter_of my_people_of_my because_ child and_sucking_child _grow_faint in_the_open_places_of a_town.
OET (OET-RV) My eyes have failed with tears.
⇔ My stomach churns.
⇔ My inner parts are poured out to the ground, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people,
⇔ when child and infant faint in the streets of the town.
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.