en_tn_condensed/jer/42/17.md

all the men who set out

The men are used to refer to all the people because they are the leaders in their families. Alternate translation: "anyone who sets out" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-gendernotations)

the disaster that I will bring on them

Causing a disaster is spoken of as if disaster were an object that is brought to a person. Alternate translation: "the disaster that I will cause to happen to them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)