OET interlinear YIR (JER) 32:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) The siege mounds have reached up to the city to capture it

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! the,mounds they_went the=city to,capture,it and,the,city given in,the_hand_of the=\add >ones\add*_from_Kasdiy [who,are]_fighting on/upon=it(f) from=face/in_front_of the=drought//sword/knife and,the,famine and,the,pestilence and=which spoke it_became and,there,you see )

The large piles of dirt and rocks that the enemy built around the city so they could stand on them and attack it are spoken of as if they were the attackers themselves reaching out to capture the city. Alternate translation: [The enemy’s siege mounds are so close to the city that the enemy will be able to capture the city]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) because of sword

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! the,mounds they_went the=city to,capture,it and,the,city given in,the_hand_of the=\add >ones\add*_from_Kasdiy [who,are]_fighting on/upon=it(f) from=face/in_front_of the=drought//sword/knife and,the,famine and,the,pestilence and=which spoke it_became and,there,you see )

The word “sword” is a metonym for war, where soldiers use swords. Alternate translation: [because soldiers will attack]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) famine, and plague

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! the,mounds they_went the=city to,capture,it and,the,city given in,the_hand_of the=\add >ones\add*_from_Kasdiy [who,are]_fighting on/upon=it(f) from=face/in_front_of the=drought//sword/knife and,the,famine and,the,pestilence and=which spoke it_became and,there,you see )

These abstract nouns can be translated with verbal phrases. Alternate translation: [people have no food to eat, and everyone is weak from being ill]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! the,mounds they_went the=city to,capture,it and,the,city given in,the_hand_of the=\add >ones\add*_from_Kasdiy [who,are]_fighting on/upon=it(f) from=face/in_front_of the=drought//sword/knife and,the,famine and,the,pestilence and=which spoke it_became and,there,you see )

Here “hand” means power or control. Alternate translation: [you have given Jerusalem to the Chaldean army]

(Occurrence 0) happening, and see, you are watching

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! the,mounds they_went the=city to,capture,it and,the,city given in,the_hand_of the=\add >ones\add*_from_Kasdiy [who,are]_fighting on/upon=it(f) from=face/in_front_of the=drought//sword/knife and,the,famine and,the,pestilence and=which spoke it_became and,there,you see )

Alternate translation: [happening, as you can see very well]