OET interlinear LAM 3:56

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

קוֹלִ֖⁠י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ

my=sound/voice (Some words not found in UHB: my=sound/voice heard not close ear_of,your to,relief_of,my to,my_cry_of,for_help )

Here, my voice represents the words the writer spoke in prayer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You heard my prayer]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אַל־תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְ⁠ךָ֛

not (Some words not found in UHB: my=sound/voice heard not close ear_of,your to,relief_of,my to,my_cry_of,for_help )

Here, your ear represents God’s hearing and attention. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [do not refuse to listen]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

אַל־תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְ⁠ךָ֛ לְ⁠רַוְחָתִ֖⁠י

not (Some words not found in UHB: my=sound/voice heard not close ear_of,your to,relief_of,my to,my_cry_of,for_help )

The writer is using the imperative form do not hide to make a request to God rather than to give a command. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with a form that communicates a request. Alternate translation: [please do not refuse to hear and come to my aid, and listen]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לְ⁠רַוְחָתִ֖⁠י לְ⁠שַׁוְעָתִֽ⁠י

to,relief_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: my=sound/voice heard not close ear_of,your to,relief_of,my to,my_cry_of,for_help )

The terms my relief and my cry for help mean similar things. The writer is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [to my desperate plea]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠רַוְחָתִ֖⁠י לְ⁠שַׁוְעָתִֽ⁠י

to,relief_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: my=sound/voice heard not close ear_of,your to,relief_of,my to,my_cry_of,for_help )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of relief, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when I ask you to relieve my pain and cry out for you to help me]