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OET (OET-LV) they_have_opened on_you mouth_of_their all_of enemies_of_your they_have_hissed and_they_have_gnashed a_tooth they_have_said we_have_swallowed_up surely this the_day which_we_have_waited_for_it we_have_found we_have_seen.
OET (OET-RV) All your enemies spoke out against you.
⇔ They hiss and grind their teeth.
⇔ They say, “We have devoured.
⇔ Surely this is the time we’d longed for.
⇔ We have found, we have seen.”
Note 1 topic: translate-symaction
פָּצ֨וּ עָלַ֤יִךְ פִּיהֶם֙
(Some words not found in UHB: open on,you mouth_of,their all/each/any/every enemies_of,your hiss and,they_have_gnashed teeth say swallowed_~_up surely this the=day which,we,have_waited_for_it lived seen )
Opening the mouth wide against someone was a symbolic action by which someone showed hostility, scorn, and readiness to devour. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [mocked you openly]
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־שֵׁ֔ן
(Some words not found in UHB: open on,you mouth_of,their all/each/any/every enemies_of,your hiss and,they_have_gnashed teeth say swallowed_~_up surely this the=day which,we,have_waited_for_it lived seen )
Hissing and gnashing the teeth were symbolic gestures expressing hatred, rage, and contempt. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could add a short explanation.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: open on,you mouth_of,their all/each/any/every enemies_of,your hiss and,they_have_gnashed teeth say swallowed_~_up surely this the=day which,we,have_waited_for_it lived seen )
The enemies are speaking of their destruction of Jerusalem as if they had swallowed her up like an animal consuming its prey. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [We have completely destroyed her]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
מָצָ֥אנוּ רָאִֽינוּ
lived seen
The expressions we have found and we have seen mean similar things. The enemies are using the two expressions together to express their satisfaction at finally witnessing the destruction they longed for. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [we have seen what we had been hoping to see]
OET (OET-LV) they_have_opened on_you mouth_of_their all_of enemies_of_your they_have_hissed and_they_have_gnashed a_tooth they_have_said we_have_swallowed_up surely this the_day which_we_have_waited_for_it we_have_found we_have_seen.
OET (OET-RV) All your enemies spoke out against you.
⇔ They hiss and grind their teeth.
⇔ They say, “We have devoured.
⇔ Surely this is the time we’d longed for.
⇔ We have found, we have seen.”
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.