OET interlinear LAM 2:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

חוֹמַ֣ת בַּת־צִ֠יּוֹן

wall_of (Some words not found in UHB: cry_out heart_of,their to/towards my=master wall_of daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) stream_down like,river tears day and,night no give relief to/for=you(fs) not rest daughter_of your_eye_of,your )

The writer speaks of the wall of the daughter of Zion as if it were a person who could weep. He says this because the wall lies in ruins and he urges it to mourn. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Let the people of Zion cry out and weep]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

הוֹרִ֨ידִי כַ⁠נַּ֤חַל דִּמְעָה֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָ⁠לַ֔יְלָה

stream_down (Some words not found in UHB: cry_out heart_of,their to/towards my=master wall_of daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) stream_down like,river tears day and,night no give relief to/for=you(fs) not rest daughter_of your_eye_of,your )

The writer uses a comparison to describe how abundant and continuous the weeping should be. He compares the flow of tears to a river, meaning the weeping should be constant and unceasing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [Let your tears flow abundantly and continuously, day and night without stopping]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

יוֹמָ֣ם וָ⁠לַ֔יְלָה

day and,night

The writer is referring to all the time without stopping by naming two extremes, day and night. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [continually without stopping]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בַּת־עֵינֵֽ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: cry_out heart_of,their to/towards my=master wall_of daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) stream_down like,river tears day and,night no give relief to/for=you(fs) not rest daughter_of your_eye_of,your )

The expression the daughter of your eye was a common expression meaning the pupil of the eye. In this context it means that one should not let the eyes stop weeping. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the pupil of your eye] or [your eyes]