Jeremiah 25:37

Modern

The peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger.

Traditional

And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

Literal

And the peaceable habitations are silenced before the face of the burning nose of YHWH.

Latin

…et conticuerunt arva pacis a facie iræ furoris Domini.

Hebrew

English

The peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger.

The 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.

The Lord is the supreme ruler of all nations, and their rebellion was about to bring judgment.
To whom I send you: Jeremiah did not travel to each nation in person. The message he delivered from the Lord spread mainly through written material, much of it in the book of Jeremiah, which people have read worldwide.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah 27:10–11
For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
Isaiah 32:14
For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—