Text -- Jeremiah 11:22 (NET)

11:22 So the Lord who rules over all said, “I will surely punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle. Their sons and daughters will die of starvation.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Jer 11:22

¹ tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.”

sn For the significance of the term see the notes at 2:19 and 7:3.

² tn Heb “Behold I will.” For the function of this particle see the translator’s note on 1:6.

³ tn Heb “will die by the sword.” Here “sword” stands contextually for “battle” while “starvation” stands for death by starvation during siege.