Jeremiah 25:38
ContextNETBible | The Lord is like a lion who has left his lair. 1 So their lands will certainly 2 be laid waste by the warfare of the oppressive nation 3 and by the fierce anger of the Lord.” |
XREF | Ps 76:2; Jer 4:7; Jer 5:6; Jer 25:12; Jer 49:19; Jer 50:44; Ho 5:14; Ho 11:10; Ho 13:7,8; Am 8:8; Zec 2:3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Like a lion he has left his lair.” sn The text returns to the metaphor alluded to in v. 30. The bracketing of speeches with repeated words or motifs is a common rhetorical device in ancient literature. 2 tn This is a way of rendering the Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) which is probably here for emphasis rather than indicating cause (see BDB 473 s.v. כִּי 1.e and compare usage in Jer 22:22). 3 tc Heb “by the sword of the oppressors.” The reading here follows a number of Hebrew sn The connection between “war” (Heb “the sword”) and the wrath or anger of the |