## give them over to the power of the sword ##

"Sword" represents warfare. AT: "cause them to die in battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## let their women become bereaved and widows ##

"let the children and husbands of their women die"

## their men be killed, and their young men killed by the sword ##

AT: "people kill their men, and kill their young men with swords" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## a distressed shout be heard ##

AT: "people hear a distressed shout" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## For they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for my feet ##

Jeremiah's enemies are trying to capture him like a person would capture a wild animal. Jeremiah repeats the same idea twice for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## they have dug a pit ##

See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 18:18](./18.md).

## iniquities and sins ##

These two words mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

## Do not wipe their sins away from you ##

This phrase means the same thing as the previous phrase. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## let them be overthrown before you ##

AT: "let people overthrow them in your presence" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])