OET interlinear LAM 5:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

אינ⁠ם

אינ,ם

The writer is referring to death in a polite way by using the phrase they are no more. Depending on what is helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [they have died]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אנחנו עֲוֺנֹתֵי⁠הֶ֥ם סָבָֽלְנוּ

and,we iniquities_of,their bear

The pronoun we refers to the current generation of the people of Jerusalem, in contrast with their fathers who sinned and died. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and we, the current generation, bear their iniquities]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אנחנו עֲוֺנֹתֵי⁠הֶ֥ם סָבָֽלְנוּ

and,we iniquities_of,their bear

The writer is speaking as if the consequences of sin were a physical burden that people bear. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and we, we suffer the consequences of what they did wrong]