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
Nah 1 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V14 V15
OET (OET-RV) I’ll free your neck from their harness.
⇔ ≈ I’ll snap their chains that are holding you.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
מֹטֵ֖הוּ
yoke-bar_of,his
In this verse, the word his continues to refer to the “plotter of evil” in verse 10, who represents the many plotters of evil in Nineveh, and so, as in verse 12, his here refers to all of them as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a plural pronoun. Alternate translation: [their yoke]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
מֹטֵ֖הוּ
yoke-bar_of,his
The author is speaking of oppression as if it were a yoke that weighs down a work animal. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [their control over you]
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְ וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ
from,on,you and,fetters_of,your
The pronouns you and your refer to the people of Judah. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the nation’s name here. Alternate translation: [from upon you, Judah, and your shackles] or [off of you, people of Judah, and your shackles]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ אֲנַתֵּֽק
and,fetters_of,your (Some words not found in UHB: and=now break yoke-bar_of,his from,on,you and,fetters_of,your snap )
The author is speaking of oppression as if it were shackles that bind a prisoner. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and I will relieve your oppression]
OET (OET-RV) I’ll free your neck from their harness.
⇔ ≈ I’ll snap their chains that are holding you.
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.