New English Translation
Jeremiah 25:37
37Their peaceful dwelling places will be laid waste by the fierce anger of the Lord.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and the peaceful folds are devastated 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.
Context of Jeremiah 25:37
35The leaders will not be able to run away and hide. The shepherds of the flocks will not be able to escape. 36Listen to the cries of anguish of the leaders. Listen to the wails of the shepherds of the flocks. They are wailing because the Lord is about to destroy their lands. Their peaceful dwelling places will be laid waste by the fierce anger of the Lord. 38The Lord is like a lion who has left his lair. So their lands will certainly be laid waste by the warfare of the oppressive nation and by the fierce anger of the Lord.”
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 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 left alone; it is a deserted settlement and abandoned like the desert. Calves graze there; they lie down there and eat its branches bare.
- Isaiah 32:14For the fortress is neglected; the once-crowded city is abandoned. Hill and watchtower are permanently uninhabited. Wild donkeys love to go there, and flocks graze there.
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
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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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