Jer 6:11 | NET2full | STEP | I am as full of anger as you are, Lord . I am tired of trying to hold it in .” The Lord answered, “ Vent it, then, on the children who play in the street and on the young men who are gathered together . Husbands and wives are to be included , as well as the old and those who are advanced in years .

‏ Jeremiah 6:11

11 I am as full of anger as you are, Lord. ^{▼▼tn Heb “I am full of the wrath of the Lord.”}
I am tired of trying to hold it in.”

The Lord answered, ^{▼▼tn These words are not in the text but are implicit from the words that follow. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.}

“Vent it, then, ^{▼▼tn Heb “Pour it out.”} on the children who play in the street
and on the young men who are gathered together.
Husbands and wives are to be included, ^{▼▼tn Heb “are to be captured.”}
as well as the old and those who are advanced in years.