Jeremiah 25:36
A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and a howling of the principal of the flock: because the Lord hath watsed their pastures.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
35And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to save themselves.
37And the fields of peace have been silent, because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
Cross References
Jeremiah 25:34Howl, ye shepherds, and cry: and sprinkle yourselves with ashes, ye leaders of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and your dispersion are accomplished, and you shall fall like precious vessels.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 25:31-38
General Desolation; Jeremiah's Faithful Preaching. ( b. c. 607.) 30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. 31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that… Read the whole commentary →