mad.men is a proper name in Jeremiah’s announcement that it will be silenced.

The attested use identifies Madmen as a named place or entity addressed in an announcement of coming silence in Jeremiah 48:2.

1. Named place or entity under threat · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in Jeremiah 48:2, where it occurs in the announcement that Madmen will be silenced. In Jeremiah 48:2 the APB renders the clause, “Also Madmen shall be silenced,” followed by the sword’s pursuit.

   Jeremiah 48:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 48:2, the APB presents the name as “Madmen” in the clause “Also Madmen shall be silenced.” The verse is read as a whole, but it preserves the proper-name presentation.