Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine. Young's Literal Translation Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: ‘Lo, I am seeing after them, The chosen ones die by sword, Their sons and their daughters die by famine, King James Bible 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: Hebrew Soלָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus this is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I will punish them. פֹקֵ֖ד (p̄ō·qêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit Their young men הַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ (hab·ba·ḥū·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 970: Selected, a youth will die יָמֻ֣תוּ (yā·mu·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill by the sword, בַחֶ֔רֶב (ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword their sons בְּנֵיהֶם֙ (bə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son and daughters וּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם (ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1323: A daughter by famine. בָּרָעָֽב׃ (bā·rā·‘āḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger |