OET interlinear LAM 2:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Both the young and the old lie on the dust

(Some words not found in UHB: lie on_the,ground streets young and,old young_women_of,my and,young_men_of,my they_have_fallen in/on/at/with,sword slain in/on=day anger_of,your slaughtered not pity )

It is implied here that this refers to dead people. Alternate translation: “The corpses of both the young and the old lie on the dust”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

(Occurrence 0) Both the young and the old

(Some words not found in UHB: lie on_the,ground streets young and,old young_women_of,my and,young_men_of,my they_have_fallen in/on/at/with,sword slain in/on=day anger_of,your slaughtered not pity )

These phrases refer to people. These two opposites are used to refer to all ages of people. Alternate translation: “Both young people and old people” or “People of all ages” (See also: figs-merism)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

(Occurrence 0) My young women and my young men have fallen by the sword

(Some words not found in UHB: lie on_the,ground streets young and,old young_women_of,my and,young_men_of,my they_have_fallen in/on/at/with,sword slain in/on=day anger_of,your slaughtered not pity )

Here the “sword” refers to their enemies. This is a euphemism that means that they were murdered by their enemies. Alternate translation: “My young women and my young men have been murdered by their enemies” or “My enemies have murdered my young women and my young men”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) you have slaughtered them

(Some words not found in UHB: lie on_the,ground streets young and,old young_women_of,my and,young_men_of,my they_have_fallen in/on/at/with,sword slain in/on=day anger_of,your slaughtered not pity )

This speaks of Yahweh allowing the poeple to be slaughtered as if he killed them himself. Alternate translation: “you allowed them to be slaughtered” or “you allowed this to happen”