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OET (OET-LV) There it_will_consume_you fire it_will_cut_you_off the_sword it_will_consume_you like_locust[s] make_yourself_numerous like_locust[s] make_yourself_numerous like_locust.
OET (OET-RV) Even so, fire will devour you.
⇔ The sword will cut you down.
⇔ They’ll chew you up like locusts.
⇔ You need to multiply like locusts and grasshoppers.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
שָׁ֚ם תֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְ אֵ֔שׁ
there it,will_consume_you fire
The pronoun you in this verse refers to Nineveh. If this is not clear for your readers, you could add the name. Alternate translation: [Fire will devour you there, Nineveh]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
תַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְ
it,will_cut_you_off
The author is using the phrase the sword will cut you off to mean “the sword will end your life.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will end your life]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
כַּיָּ֑לֶק
like,locust[s]
The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [as completely as the creeping locust devours plants]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
כַּיֶּ֔לֶק
like,locust[s]
The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [as the creeping locust multiplies itself]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
כָּאַרְבֶּֽה
like,locust
The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [as the swarming locust multiplies itself]
3:15 The Old Testament often uses locusts as a metaphor for armies (see Joel 2:1-11).
OET (OET-LV) There it_will_consume_you fire it_will_cut_you_off the_sword it_will_consume_you like_locust[s] make_yourself_numerous like_locust[s] make_yourself_numerous like_locust.
OET (OET-RV) Even so, fire will devour you.
⇔ The sword will cut you down.
⇔ They’ll chew you up like locusts.
⇔ You need to multiply like locusts and grasshoppers.
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.