OET interlinear JER 23:14

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) They commit adultery

(Some words not found in UHB: and,among,the_prophets_of Yerushalayim seen horrible commit_adultery and,they_have_walked in,falsehood and,they_have_strengthened hands_of evildoers to=not turns (a)_man from,evil_of,his they_were to=me of_them_of,all like,Sodom and,inhabitants_of,its like,Gomorrah )

This could mean: (1) they were literally unfaithful to their wives or (2) their worship of other gods is spoken of as spiritual adultery.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) walk in deceit

(Some words not found in UHB: and,among,the_prophets_of Yerushalayim seen horrible commit_adultery and,they_have_walked in,falsehood and,they_have_strengthened hands_of evildoers to=not turns (a)_man from,evil_of,his they_were to=me of_them_of,all like,Sodom and,inhabitants_of,its like,Gomorrah )

This idiom means they lived a life of deceit. Alternate translation: “live in dishonesty”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) They strengthen the hands of evildoers

(Some words not found in UHB: and,among,the_prophets_of Yerushalayim seen horrible commit_adultery and,they_have_walked in,falsehood and,they_have_strengthened hands_of evildoers to=not turns (a)_man from,evil_of,his they_were to=me of_them_of,all like,Sodom and,inhabitants_of,its like,Gomorrah )

Here “hands” refers to the whole person. Alternate translation: “They strengthen those who do evil” or “They encourage people who do evil”

(Occurrence 0) no one turns back from his evildoing

(Some words not found in UHB: and,among,the_prophets_of Yerushalayim seen horrible commit_adultery and,they_have_walked in,falsehood and,they_have_strengthened hands_of evildoers to=not turns (a)_man from,evil_of,his they_were to=me of_them_of,all like,Sodom and,inhabitants_of,its like,Gomorrah )

This can be state in positive form. Alternate translation: “everyone continues in their sin”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) All of them have become like Sodom … like Gomorrah

(Some words not found in UHB: and,among,the_prophets_of Yerushalayim seen horrible commit_adultery and,they_have_walked in,falsehood and,they_have_strengthened hands_of evildoers to=not turns (a)_man from,evil_of,his they_were to=me of_them_of,all like,Sodom and,inhabitants_of,its like,Gomorrah )

Sodom and Gomorrah were cities that were so wicked that God destroyed them with fire from heaven. Alternate translation: “They all became as evil as Sodom … as wicked as Gomorrah”