Jeremiah 25:38

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

36Listen to the leaders as they weep! The Lord's people were like their sheep. Now the shepherds are weeping loudly, because the Lord is destroying their fields. 37The Lord will completely destroy the fields where the sheep quietly ate the grass. He will do that because he is very angry. The Lord will come out, like a lion that comes out of its cave. He will make their land a terrible place. Cruel armies will destroy the land, because of the Lord's great anger.’

Jeremiah 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 4:7Yes, a strong army is coming, like a lion that has left its cave. It has come out to destroy many nations. It will attack your whole land. Your cities will become heaps of stones, and nobody will live in them.
• Jeremiah 5:6So lions will come out of the forest to attack them. Wolves will come from the desert to destroy them. Leopards will wait outside their cities. They will kill anyone who goes outside. That will happen because the people have turned against the Lord. They have done many bad things.
• Jeremiah 49:19‘I will attack the people of Edom and I will chase them out of their land. I will be like a lion that has been hiding in the forest. It attacks the sheep in the fields beside the Jordan River. Like that lion, I will suddenly chase Edom's people out of their country. Then I will choose a leader to rule that nation. There is nobody who is like me. Nobody can accuse me of anything. No ruler can stand against me.
• Jeremiah 50:44I will attack the people of Babylonia, and I will chase them out of their land. I will do that like a lion that has been hiding in the forest. It attacks the sheep in the fields beside the Jordan River. Like that lion, I will suddenly chase Babylonia's people out of their country. Then I will choose a leader to rule that nation. There is nobody who is like me. Nobody can accuse me of anything. No ruler can stand against me.
• Psalms 76:2His home is in Salem. Yes, he lives in Zion.
• Hosea 5:14I will attack Ephraim's people like a lion. I will also attack Judah's people like a young lion. I myself will tear them into pieces. I will carry them away. Nobody will be able to rescue them.
• Hosea 11:10I will roar loudly like a lion, so that my children come to follow me. When I roar, my children will shake with fear, as they come from the west.
• Hosea 13:7So I will attack them like a lion. I will be like a leopard that waits beside the road. It is ready to catch anything that goes that way.
• Amos 8:8The whole country will shake because of your sins. Everyone who lives there will weep. The ground will rise up, like the floods of the Nile river in Egypt. Then it will go down again, like the water of the Nile.’
• Zechariah 2:3The angel that talked with me went away. Another angel came to meet him.
• Jeremiah 25:12The Lord also says, “But after the 70 years have finished, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation. I will punish them for their sins. I will destroy the land of the Babylonians. It will be a heap of stones for ever.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:38

• Anger
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Lion
• Sin

In the dictionaries

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• Controversy
• Dove
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• Servant
• Covert
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• Jeremiah, Book of

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