Jeremiah 51:38

The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat. ¹ 

Jud 16:20; Job 4:10,11; Ps 34:10; Ps 58:6; Isa 35:9; Jer 2:15; Na 2:11-13; Zec 11:3

¹ tn Heb “They [the Babylonians] all roar like lions. They growl like the cubs of lions.” For the usage of יַחְדָו (yakhdav) meaning “all” see Isa 10:8; 18:6; 41:20. The translation strives to convey in clear terms what is the generally accepted meaning of the simile (cf., e.g., J. Bright, Jeremiah [AB], 358, and J. A. Thompson, Jeremiah [NICOT], 762).