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22 So the Lord of Heaven’s Armies[a] said, “I will surely[b] punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle.[c] Their sons and daughters will die of starvation.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:22 tn Heb “Yahweh of Armies.”sn For the significance of the term see the notes at 2:19 and 7:3.
  2. Jeremiah 11:22 tn Heb “Behold I will.” For the function of this particle see the translator’s note on 1:6.
  3. Jeremiah 11:22 tn Heb “will die by the sword.” Here “sword” stands contextually for “battle,” while “starvation” stands for death by starvation during siege.