OET interlinear YIR (JER) 48:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) For the destroyer will come to every city

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_come destroyer to/towards all/each/any/every (a)_city and,a_city not escape and,it_will_be_destroyed the,valley and,it_will_be_destroyed the,plain which/who he/it_had_said YHWH )

Here “the destroyer” represents the enemy army. Alternate translation: [For the enemy army will come to every city and destroy it]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) no city will escape

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_come destroyer to/towards all/each/any/every (a)_city and,a_city not escape and,it_will_be_destroyed the,valley and,it_will_be_destroyed the,plain which/who he/it_had_said YHWH )

Here “city” represents the people. Alternate translation: [no people from any city will escape]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) So the valley will perish and the plain will be devastated

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_come destroyer to/towards all/each/any/every (a)_city and,a_city not escape and,it_will_be_destroyed the,valley and,it_will_be_destroyed the,plain which/who he/it_had_said YHWH )

Here “valley” and “plain” represent the cities and the people in those places. Alternate translation: [So the enemy army will destroy everything in the valleys and on the plains]