## Oh, if only ##

This expresses great desire.

## so that you might not light fires on my altar in vain ##

"so that you might not make fires to burn offerings and sin by offering worthless sacrifices"

## from your hand ##

"from you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## my name ##

"me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## from the rising of the sun to its setting ##

"everywhere," parallel with "among the nations" and "in every place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## My name will be great among the nations ##

"I will be honored in other nations"

## in every place incense will be offered to my name ##

"in these nations people will offer incense to me in worship" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])