“Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:”
The judgment on persecutors: 'Therefore this is what the LORD says: "I will surely punish them. Their young men will be killed by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine."' This verse announces God's judgment on the people of Anathoth who threaten Jeremiah: 'young men will be killed by the sword,' 'sons and daughters by famine.' The judgment described is the standard catastrophe of siege warfare. Theologically, this verse indicates that those who persecute the prophet will themselves face judgment.
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