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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey, and their land will be made desolate by the sword of the enemy and the Lord’s fierce anger.

Context of Jeremiah 25:38

36Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the Lord is destroying their pasture. 37The peaceful meadows will be laid waste because of the fierce anger of the Lord. 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.

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 4:7A lion has come out of his lair; a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his place to lay waste your land. Your towns will lie in ruins without inhabitant.
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will ravage them, a leopard will lie in wait near their towns to tear to pieces any who venture out, for their rebellion is great and their backslidings many.
• Jeremiah 49:19“Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets to a rich pastureland, I will chase Edom from its land in an instant. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? Who is like me and who can challenge me? And what shepherd can stand against me?”
• Jeremiah 50:44Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets to a rich pastureland, I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? Who is like me and who can challenge me? And what shepherd can stand against me?”
• Psalms 76:2His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
• Hosea 5:14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.
• Hosea 11:10They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.
• Hosea 13:7So I will be like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
• Amos 8:8“Will not the land tremble for this, and all who live in it mourn? The whole land will rise like the Nile; it will be stirred up and then sink like the river of Egypt.
• Zechariah 2:3While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him
• Jeremiah 25:12“But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt,” declares the Lord, “and will make it desolate forever.

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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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