Jeremiah 25:37

Jeremiah 25:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)The peaceful meadows will be laid waste because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the peaceful dwellings are cut down Because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland by the Lord’s fierce anger.

Context of Jeremiah 25:37

35No refuge will remain for the shepherds, nor escape for the lords of the flock. 36A voice—the cry of the shepherds, and the wail of the lords of the flock! For the Lord is laying waste their pasture, and the peaceful folds are devastated because of the fierce anger of the Lord. 38Like 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."

Jeremiah 25:37 word by word

וְנָדַ֖מּוּ נְא֣וֹת הַשָּׁל֑וֹם מִפְּנֵ֖י חֲר֥וֹן אַף־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the peaceableשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• habitationsנָוָהnâ'âh · habitationH4999
• are cut downדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: destroyedH1826
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the fierceחָרוֹןchârôn chârôn · burning angerH2740
• angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:37

• Isaiah 27:10For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness; there the calf grazes; there it lies down and strips its branches.
• Isaiah 32:14For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:37

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37The peaceable habitations - The pastures of peace, the peaceable fields where the flocks lately dwelt in security. See Jeremiah 25:30 note.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. 37-38The Lord's judgment would be as terrifying as a strong lion hunting its prey. The nations would be helpless against the Lord's fierce anger.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. habitations--rather, carrying out the image "pastures" (see on Jr 25:30). The pasturages where, peaceably and without incursion of wild beasts, the flocks have fed, shall be destroyed; that is, the regions where, heretofore, there was peace and security (alluding to the name Salem, or Jerusalem, "possessing peace").Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:37

• Anger
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Controversy
• Refuse
• Servant
• Cut; Cutting
• Jeremiah (2)
• Text of the Old Testament
• 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