OET interlinear ZEC 2:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ה֣וֹי ה֗וֹי

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_said where you(ms) going and=he/it_said to=me to,measure DOM Yerushalayim to=see how,much? breadth_of,[is]_its and,how,much? length_of,[is]_its )

The exclamation Woe! Woe! is repeated for emphasis to express urgency and warning. If your language has its own way of expressing an urgent warning, you could use it here. Alternate translation: [Listen! Listen!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מֵ⁠אֶ֥רֶץ צָפ֖וֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_said where you(ms) going and=he/it_said to=me to,measure DOM Yerushalayim to=see how,much? breadth_of,[is]_its and,how,much? length_of,[is]_its )

Yahweh is using the land of the north to refer to Babylon, since the Babylonians came from the north to invade Judah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from the land of Babylon]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_said where you(ms) going and=he/it_said to=me to,measure DOM Yerushalayim to=see how,much? breadth_of,[is]_its and,how,much? length_of,[is]_its )

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun declaration in another way. Alternate translation: [this is what Yahweh says]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠אַרְבַּ֞ע רוּח֧וֹת הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֛יִם פֵּרַ֥שְׂתִּי אֶתְ⁠כֶ֖ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_said where you(ms) going and=he/it_said to=me to,measure DOM Yerushalayim to=see how,much? breadth_of,[is]_its and,how,much? length_of,[is]_its )

Yahweh compares the way he scattered his people to the way the four winds of the heavens blow in every direction. If this comparison does not communicate well in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have scattered you to every part of the earth]