John Gill 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)

Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, behold, I will punish
them
. Or, visit "them" ^F18 ; look into this matter, try this cause, bring it to an issue, and pass sentence on them; which is as follows: the young men shall die by the sword ;
by the sword of the Chaldeans, in the field, going out in battle against them; or rather when their town was taken and plundered, since they were the sons of priests: their sons and their daughters shall die by famine ;
that is, their little ones, male and female; so that the famine, it seems, was not only in Jerusalem at the time of its siege, but in other parts also: no mention is made of the parents themselves.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F18: (Mhyle dqp) "visitans super eos", Montanus, Schmidt; "visito", Pagninus, Vatablus, Cocceius.