Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 11:22

"therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;" — Jeremiah 11:22 (ASV)

The young men. —As the context shows, these are the men of military age who would die fighting, while their children should perish from famine within the walls of the besieged cities.