OET interlinear OBA 1:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אִם־תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּ⁠נֶּ֔שֶׁר וְ⁠אִם־בֵּ֥ין כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑⁠ךָ

if (Some words not found in UHB: if soar like,eagle and=if between stars set nest_of,your from=there I,will_bring_you_down declares_of YHWH )

These two expressions have similar meanings. This is a way of showing that something is important by saying it more than once but in slightly different ways. If this is not clear in your language, use another way of showing that this is important. Alternate translation: [Even if you had wings and could live high up among the eagles, or even up among the stars]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

אִם־תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּ⁠נֶּ֔שֶׁר וְ⁠אִם־בֵּ֥ין כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑⁠ךָ

if (Some words not found in UHB: if soar like,eagle and=if between stars set nest_of,your from=there I,will_bring_you_down declares_of YHWH )

The people of Edom think that they are safe because they live up high in the mountains. Yahweh is saying that even if they lived much higher than it is actually possible for humans to live, they would still not be safe. Alternate translation: [and I tell you that even if you had wings and could fly higher than eagles fly, and if you could make your homes among the stars]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: if soar like,eagle and=if between stars set nest_of,your from=there I,will_bring_you_down declares_of YHWH )

If your language does not use passive verb forms, you can use the active form of the verb. Alternate translation: [if you can make your homes]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠שָּׁ֥ם אוֹרִֽידְ⁠ךָ֖

(Some words not found in UHB: if soar like,eagle and=if between stars set nest_of,your from=there I,will_bring_you_down declares_of YHWH )

Here, bring you down means “humble you” or “defeat you.” This is a spatial metaphor. Yahweh’s response to the Edomites is that there is nowhere they would be safe from his judgment and punishment. Alternate translation: [you would still not be safe there from the attackers that I am sending]

Note 5 topic: writing-quotations

נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה

declares_of YHWH

This phrase reminds the reader that this message, including the entire book, came directly from Yahweh. Use a form of quotation that would make this clear in your language.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה

declares_of YHWH

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word declaration, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [Yahweh declares this to you.]