en_tn_condensed/isa/26/16.md

# they looked to you

Here "they" refers to the people of Israel. This would include Isaiah. AT: "we looked to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# looked to you

This idiom means they asked Yahweh for help. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# when your discipline was on them

The abstract noun "discipline" can be stated as a verb. AT: "when you disciplined them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# As a pregnant woman ... cries out in her labor pains

This compares the people to a woman giving birth. This emphasizes their suffering and crying when Yahweh disciplined them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/discipline]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/laborpains]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they looked to you`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "they" refers to the people of Israel. This would include Isaiah. AT: "we looked to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# looked to you`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This idiom means they asked Yahweh for help. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# when your discipline was on them`

			`The abstract noun "discipline" can be stated as a verb. AT: "when you disciplined them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# As a pregnant woman ... cries out in her labor pains`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This compares the people to a woman giving birth. This emphasizes their suffering and crying when Yahweh disciplined them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/discipline]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/laborpains]]`