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
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
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