OET interlinear LAM 2:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

נַ֣עַר וְ⁠זָקֵ֔ן

young and,old_[person]

The writer is referring to people of every age by naming two extremes, Young and old. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [People of all ages]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

בְּתוּלֹתַ֥⁠י וּ⁠בַחוּרַ֖⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: lie to,ground streets young and,old_[person] women_of,my_young and,my_young_of,men they_have_fallen by,sword slain in/on=day your_anger_of,your slaughtered not pity )

Jeremiah is referring to all the young people of the community by naming both groups, my young women and my young men. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [All the young among my people]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

נָפְל֣וּ בֶ⁠חָ֑רֶב

they_have_fallen by,sword

The expression have fallen by the sword was a common expression meaning to be killed in battle. If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [have been killed in battle]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠י֣וֹם אַפֶּ֔⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: lie to,ground streets young and,old_[person] women_of,my_young and,my_young_of,men they_have_fallen by,sword slain in/on=day your_anger_of,your slaughtered not pity )

The writer is using the expression on the day of your anger to refer to the specific time when God executed judgment. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when you were angry and judged us]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָמָֽלְתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: lie to,ground streets young and,old_[person] women_of,my_young and,my_young_of,men they_have_fallen by,sword slain in/on=day your_anger_of,your slaughtered not pity )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of compassion, you could express the same idea in another way. See how you translated this phrase in [2:17]. Alternate translation: [spared anyone]