therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;

So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will send punishment on them: the young men will be put to the sword; their sons and their daughters will come to death through need of food:

δια τουτο ουτω λεγει Κυριος των δυναμεων· Ιδου, θελω επισκεφθη αυτους· οι νεοι θελουσιν αποθανει εν μαχαιρα· οι υιοι αυτων αι θυγατερες αυτων θελουσι τελευτησει υπο πεινης·

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: