Jeremiah 2:15

The Consequence of Israel’s Sin · Jeremiah 2:14–22
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Translations

Modern
The young lions have roared at him; they have sounded their voices. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.
Traditional
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Literal
The young lions roared at him; they gave forth their voice. And they made his land into a desolation: His cities are left in ruins, without a dweller.
Latin
Super eum rugierunt leones, et dederunt vocem suam: posuerunt terram ejus in solitudinem. Civitates ejus exustæ sunt, et non est qui habitet in eis.

Original

Hebrew
English
The young lions have roared at him; they have sounded their voices. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.

Notes

Jeremiah describes the Assyrians, who destroyed the northern kingdom (2 Kings 17:5–23; Nahum 2:11–12), as lions.

This review of Israel's history highlights the foolishness, violence, arrogance, and hopelessness of abandoning the true God to worship false pagan gods.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s New Covenant The Broken Covenant

Events

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Courts and Trials Jeremiah (Person) Priests and Levites Sexual Immorality

Topics

Church: Backslidden Lion: Fierceness of The Lion: Universal Terror Caused by Roaring of