OET interlinear JER 14:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) famine and sword

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people which/who they(emph) prophesying to/for=them be thrown_out in,the_streets_of Yerushalayim from=face/in_front_of the,famine and,the,sword and,there_[will]_not_[be] bury for,them they(emph) wives_of,their and,sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their and,I_will_pour_out on,them DOM wickedness_of,their )

Here the “sword” represents war. Alternate translation: “famine and war”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) Then the people to whom they prophesied will be thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people which/who they(emph) prophesying to/for=them be thrown_out in,the_streets_of Yerushalayim from=face/in_front_of the,famine and,the,sword and,there_[will]_not_[be] bury for,them they(emph) wives_of,their and,sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their and,I_will_pour_out on,them DOM wickedness_of,their )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This means that whole families will die and people will throw their bodies into the streets instead of burying them. Alternate translation: “Then the people to whom they prophesied will die by famine and sword and people will throw their bodies into the streets of Jerusalem”

(Occurrence 0) their wives, their sons, or their daughters

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people which/who they(emph) prophesying to/for=them be thrown_out in,the_streets_of Yerushalayim from=face/in_front_of the,famine and,the,sword and,there_[will]_not_[be] bury for,them they(emph) wives_of,their and,sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their and,I_will_pour_out on,them DOM wickedness_of,their )

This describes who is referred to by the word “them,” that is, everyone who died by famine and sword.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I will pour out their wickedness on them

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people which/who they(emph) prophesying to/for=them be thrown_out in,the_streets_of Yerushalayim from=face/in_front_of the,famine and,the,sword and,there_[will]_not_[be] bury for,them they(emph) wives_of,their and,sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their and,I_will_pour_out on,them DOM wickedness_of,their )

Here Yahweh speaks of punishing the people in accordance to their wicknedness as if their own wickedness were a liquid that he would pour upon them. Alternate translation: “I will punish them like they deserve to be punished”