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Jeremiah 25:38
38He has left His lair like the lion; For their land has become a horror Because of the fierceness of the oppressor And because of the Lord’s fierce anger.”
Jeremiah 25:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
- New International Version (NIV)Like a lion he will leave his lair, and their land will become desolate because of the sword of the oppressor and because of the Lord’s fierce anger.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Like a lion he has left his lair, for their land has become a waste because of the sword of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger."
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has left His lair like the lion; For their land is desolate Because of the fierceness of the Oppressor, And because of His fierce anger.”
Context of Jeremiah 25:38
36A voice! The cry of the shepherds And the wailing of the masters of the flock! For the Lord is destroying their pasture, 37And the peaceful folds are devastated and made silent Because of the fierce anger of the Lord. He has left His lair like the lion; For their land has become a horror Because of the fierceness of the oppressor And because of the Lord’s fierce anger.”
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 25:38 word by word
עָזַ֥ב כַּכְּפִ֖יר סֻכּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־הָיְתָ֤ה אַרְצָם֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה מִפְּנֵי֙ חֲר֣וֹן הַיּוֹנָ֔ה וּמִפְּנֵ֖י חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He hath forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- his covertסֹךְsôk · lairH5520
- as the lionכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
- for their landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- is desolateשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: destroyedH8047
- becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
- of the fiercenessחָרוֹןchârôn chârôn · burning angerH2740
- of the oppressorיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238
- angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:38
- Jeremiah 4:7A lion has left his lair, And a destroyer of nations is on his way. He has gone out from his place To desolate your land; Your cities will be in ruins Without an inhabitant.
- Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them, A wolf of the deserts will destroy them, A leopard is watching their cities. Everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many, Their desertions of faith are countless.
- Jeremiah 49:19See, one will come like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan against the enduring habitation [of Edom] and its watered pastures; for in an instant I will make him (Edom) run from his land. I will appoint over him the one whom I choose. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me [into court] and prosecute Me [for this]? Who is the [earthly] shepherd who can stand [defiantly] before Me?”
- Jeremiah 50:44“See, one will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan against the enduring habitation [of Babylon] and its watered pastures; for in an instant I will make Babylon run from his land. I will appoint over Babylon the one whom I choose. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me [into court] and prosecute Me [for this]? Who is the [earthly] shepherd who can stand [defiantly] before Me?”
- Psalms 76:2His tabernacle is in Salem (Jerusalem); His dwelling place is in Zion.
- Hosea 5:14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear to pieces and go on [tearing]; I will carry off [the prey] and there will be no one to rescue them.
- Hosea 11:10They will walk after the Lord [in obedience and worship], Who will roar like a lion; He will roar [summoning them] And His sons will come trembling from the west.
- Hosea 13:7So I will be like a lion to them; Like a leopard I will watch and lie in wait [ready to attack] by the road [to Assyria].
- Amos 8:8Because of this [coming judgment] will the land not quake And everyone mourn who dwells in it? Indeed, all of it shall rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed around [from the impact of judgment] And [afterward] subside again like the Nile of Egypt.
- Zechariah 2:3And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him,
- Jeremiah 25:12‘Then when seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia),’ says the Lord, ‘for their wickedness, and will make the land [of the Chaldeans] a perpetual waste.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38As the lion - Leaving the banks of Jordan when overflowed, and coming with ravening fierceness to the champaign country.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Yahweh has risen up, like a lion that leaves its covert, eager for prey, that He may execute judgment upon the wicked.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-38Verses 30-38 The Lord has just ground of controversy with every nation and every person; and he will execute judgment on all the wicked. Who can avoid trembling when God speaks in displeasure? The days are fully come; the time fixed in the Divine counsels, which will make the nations wholly desolate. The tender and delicate shall share the common calamity. Even those who used to live in peace, and did nothing to provoke, shall not escape. Blessed be God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38After this verse, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, called the Septuagint, includes Jeremiah 46–51. These chapters mainly discuss the nations mentioned in Jeremiah 25.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. his covert--the temple, where heretofore, like a lion, as its defender, by the mere terror of His voice He warded off the foe; but now He leaves it a prey to the Gentiles [Calvin]. fierceness of ... oppressor--rather, as the Hebrew, for "oppressor" is an adjective feminine, the word "sword" is understood, which, in Jr 46:16; 50:16, is expressed (indeed, some manuscripts and the Septuagint read "sword" instead of "fierceness" here; probably…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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