Translations
Modern
They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.
Traditional
They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.
Literal
Together like young lions they will roar; they will growl like cubs of lions.
Latin
Simul ut leones rugient; excutient comas veluti catuli leonum.
Original
Hebrew
English
They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.
Notes
The Lord announced he would use wine to change the lion, which once terrorized and destroyed nations (Jeremiah 5:6; 25:38; 49:19), into a lamb that is easy to control. Wine as a tool of wrath was usually symbolic (Jeremiah 25:15–29), but here it was real (see Daniel 5).
Theme notes and profiles
Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Glossary
Topics
Persia: Prophecies Concerning The Lion of Cruel and Powerful Enemies War: Evils of