Jeremiah 2:15

Against him, have been roaring wild lions, They have uttered their voice,—and have made his land a desolation, His cities, have been burned, so as to have no inhabitant.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

In Context

14Was Israel a servant? Born in the house, was he? Wherefore hath he become a prey?

16Even the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes have been crushing the crown of the head.

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Cross References

Judges 14:5So Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath,—and they came as far as the vineyards of Timnath, when lo! a young lion, roaring to meet him.

Psalms 57:4My soul, is in the midst of lions, I lie down amidst flames, As for the sons of men, Their teeth, are spear and arrows, And, their tongue, is a sharp sword.

Isaiah 5:9In mine ears, [said] Yahweh of hosts,—Verily, houses in abundance, shall become, a desolation, Large and fair, without inhabitant;

Isaiah 6:11Then said I—How long, My Lord? And he said—Until the time that Cities be wasted through having no inhabitant And houses—through having no men, And, the ground, be laid waste unto desolation;

Jeremiah 4:7There hath come up a lion out of his thicket, Yea, a destroyer of nations—hath set forward, hath come forth out of his place,—To make thy land a desolation, Thy cities, shall fall in ruins, so as to have no inhabitant.

Jeremiah 6:8Receive thou correction O Jerusalem, Lest my soul be torn from thee,—Lest I make thee A desolation, A land not habitable.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 2:15-20

Expostulations with Israel. ( b. c. 629.) 14 Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he spoiled? 15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. 16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way? 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what… Read the whole commentary →

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