Jeremiah 18:21

“Therefore give their sons to famine, and pour them out into the hands of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and widows; and let their men be slain by death, their young men struck by the sword in battle.”

Jeremiah 18:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 18:21, word by word

giveתֵּןten

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “ten” appears
their sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bene” appears
to famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.

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and pour them outהַגִּרֵhagire

hand over

To hand someone over to the enemy, or to throw down and scatter.

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into the handsיְדֵיyede

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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of the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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and let their wivesתִהְיֶנָהtihyena

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and let their wivesנְשֵׁיneshe

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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be bereaved of childrenשַׁכֻּלוֹתshakulot

bereaved

Deprived of children or young; said of one who has lost them. A she-bear robbed of her cubs is an image of very great fury (2 Samuel 17:8; Hosea 13:8; Proverbs 17:12).

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and widowsאַלְמָנוֹתalmanot

widow

Widow.

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and let their menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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slainהֲרֻגֵיharuge

kill

Kill, slay.

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by deathמָוֶתmavet

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

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their young menבַּחוּרֵיbachure

young man

A young man in the fullness of his strength.

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struckמֻכֵּיmuke

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

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in battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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The context

20Should evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good on their behalf, to turn back your fury from them.

21 · This verse (above)

22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring upon them a raiding band suddenly; for they have dug a pit to capture me, and snares they have hidden for my feet.

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