SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 2020 – Page 19

SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 2:15

2:15a All who pass by

All who passed by on the road (NET Bible)
-or-
Everyone who walks along the road (God’s Word)

2:15b clap their hands at you in scorn.

clapped their hands to mock you. (NET Bible)
-or-
shakes a fist at you. (God’s Word)

2:15c They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem:

They make fun of Jerusalem, shaking their heads at the sight of her. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
-or-
They have no respect for Jerusalem and shake their heads ⌊at her ruins⌋ .

2:15d “Is this the city that was called

They ask, “Is this the city that people called (English Easy-to-Read Version)
-or-
They wonder if this really is the city that was considered

2:15e the perfection of beauty,

‘The Most Beautiful City’ (English Easy-to-Read Version)
-or-
the most beautiful city in the world.

2:15f the joy of all the earth?

and ‘The Joy of all the Earth’?” (English Easy-to-Read Version) ⌊It doesn’t look like that now!⌋
-or-

⌊Could this be the city,⌋ which brought joy to everyone on earth?

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 3:25

3:25a The LORD is good

Yahweh is good
-or-
Yahweh is kind

3:25b to those who wait for Him,

to all those who depend on him, (Translation for Translators)
-or-
to people who wait for him ⌊to provide for them⌋ ,

3:25c to the soul who seeks Him.

to those who seek his help. (Translation for Translators)
-or-
to everyone who calls on him.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 3:57

3:57a You drew near

You came to me (FBV)
-or-
You answered me (GNTD)

3:57b when I called on You;

when I cried to you,
-or-
at the time when I prayed

3:57c You said, “Do not be afraid.”

and you told me, “Don’t be afraid!” (FBV)
-or-
and told me not to be afraid. (GNTD)

SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 5:1

5:1a Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us.

O please remember the trouble that has happened to us (excl.) , Yahweh!
-or-
O Yahweh, don’t forget how we suffered, ⌊and help us⌋ !
-or-
Oh Yahweh, please pay attention to our suffering ⌊and stop it⌋ !

5:1b Look and see our disgrace!

Look at us, because we are ashamed. (Easy English Bible)
-or-
Look at the shame our enemies have brought on us. (New International Reader’s Version)

SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 1:16

1:16a For these things I weep

I cry about all these things. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
-or-
We weep because of these things. (Easy English Bible)

1:16b my eyes flow with tears.

Tears are flowing down my cheeks. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
-or-
Tears keep running down our faces.
-or-
We cannot stop crying.

1:16c For there is no one nearby to comfort me,

Someone to comfort me is nowhere around.
-or-
Nobody says any kind words to us.

1:16d no one to revive my soul.

There is no one who can make me feel better. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
-or-
Nobody will help us. (Easy English Bible)

1:16e My children are destitute

My children have no future, (New Living Translation (2004))
-or-
We ⌊the people of Jerusalem⌋ have nothing left

1:16f because the enemy has prevailed.

for the enemy has conquered us.” (New Living Translation (2004))
-or-
because the enemies were too strong.”

SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 3:4

3:4a He has worn away my flesh and skin

He has worn out my body. (New International Reader’s Version)
-or-
God has caused my skin and my whole body to become old. (Easy English Bible)

3:4b He has shattered my bones

He has broken my bones. (New International Reader’s Version)
-or-
He broke my bones.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 3:36

3:36a to subvert a man in his lawsuit—

⌊When people⌋ refuse to tell the truth before a judge about others
-or-
They may tell lies in court. (Easy English Bible)

3:36b of these the Lord does not approve

does the Lord not know? ⌊Yes! He does!⌋
-or-
The Lord is not happy when he sees any of those bad things. (Easy English Bible)

3:34-36 (combined)

But you have trampled and crushed beneath your feet the lowly of the world. You deprived men of their God-given rights, and refused them justice. It is obvious that the Lord had to deal ⌊harshly⌋ with you!

SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 4:2

4:2a How the precious sons of Zion,

The precious people of Jerusalem
-or-
The young men of Jerusalem (Translation for Translators)

4:2b once worth their weight in pure gold,

were once more valuable than finest gold.
-or-
were as valuable as large amounts of gold. (Translation for Translators)

4:2c are now esteemed as jars of clay,

Now, however, they are treated as common dishes,
-or-
But now people think of them as not worth more than any ordinary clay jar.
-or-
but now they are thought of as clay jars made by the hands of a potter.

4:2d the work of a potter’s hands!

made by a potter.
-or-

⌊People see them as⌋ pots which potters make ⌊regularly⌋ .

4:2a-d (combined)

Zion’s young people were as precious to us as gold, but now they are treated like common clay pots. (GNTD)

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on Lamentations 2020