richmahn_en_tn/isa/63/15.md

# General Information:

The people of Israel continue speaking.

# Where are your zeal and your mighty acts?

The writer uses a question to express deep emotion and concern because it seems God is not helping them. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "We do not see your zeal and your mighty acts!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# Your pity and your compassionate actions are kept from us

This can be stated in active form. AT: "You keep your pity and compassion from us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not recognize us

These ancestors of the nation of Israel would not able to identify their descendants because they changed so much. "Abraham" and "Israel" represent the people from the distant past. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# Israel

This refers to the name also called "Jacob."
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`The people of Israel continue speaking.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Where are your zeal and your mighty acts?`

			`The writer uses a question to express deep emotion and concern because it seems God is not helping them. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "We do not see your zeal and your mighty acts!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# Your pity and your compassionate actions are kept from us`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "You keep your pity and compassion from us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not recognize us`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These ancestors of the nation of Israel would not able to identify their descendants because they changed so much. "Abraham" and "Israel" represent the people from the distant past. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Israel`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to the name also called "Jacob."`