Lions have roared. They have growled at you. They have destroyed your land. Your towns are burned and deserted.

少壮狮子向他咆哮，大声吼叫，使他的地荒凉；城邑也都焚烧，无人居住。

少壮狮子向它咆哮，大声吼叫，使它的地荒芜；城镇烧毁，无人居住。

少壮狮子向它咆哮，大声吼叫，使它的地荒芜；城镇烧毁，无人居住。

敌人像狮子般向她咆哮吼叫，使她的土地一片荒凉，她的城邑一片废墟，杳无人烟。

幼狮都向他咆哮，大声吼叫，使他的地荒凉，城中破毁，无人居住。

少壯獅子向他咆哮，大聲吼叫，使他的地荒涼；城邑也都焚燒，無人居住。

少壯獅子向它咆哮，大聲吼叫，使它的地荒蕪；城鎮燒燬，無人居住。

少壯獅子向它咆哮，大聲吼叫，使它的地荒蕪；城鎮燒燬，無人居住。

敵人像獅子般向她咆哮吼叫，使她的土地一片荒涼，她的城邑一片廢墟，杳無人煙。

幼獅都向他咆哮，大聲吼叫，使他的地荒涼，城中破毀，無人居住。

少壯獅子向他吼叫，發出大聲，使他的地荒涼，他的城市倒壞，無人居住。

稚獅向之而咆哮、大發厥聲、荒蕪其地、焚燬其邑、俾無居民、

人攻斯邦、若稚獅狂吼、荒蕪其地、燬焚其邑、無人居之。

兇暴之國向斯民諠譁、若猛獅之咆哮、使其地荒蕪、其邑焚燬、無人居之、

Lions have roared; they have growled at him. They have laid waste his land; his towns are burned and deserted.

The lions have roared against him; they have roared loudly. They have made his land a waste; his cities are in ruins, without inhabitant.

Strong lions have roared against him, and the land has been destroyed. The towns are now in ruins, and no one lives in them anymore.

The young lions have roared at him; they have roared loudly. They have laid waste his land. His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.

The young lions have roared at him, They have roared loudly. And they have made his land a waste; His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.

The young lions roared at him, and growled; They made his land waste; His cities are burned, without inhabitant.

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

The young lions have roared at him; they have roared loudly. They have laid waste his land. His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.

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

Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.

The young lions have roared at him, and yelled. They have made his land waste. His cities are burned up, without inhabitant.

Lions have come out of their dens. Those who destroy nations have begun to march out. They have left their place to destroy your land completely. Your towns will be broken to pieces. No one will live in them.

“ Israel is like a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first lion that ate them up was the king of Assyria. The last one that broke their bones was Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon.”

Your country has been deserted. Your cities have been burned down. The food from your fields is being eaten up by outsiders. They are doing it right in front of you. Your land has been completely destroyed. It looks as if strangers have taken it over.

The sound of their army is like the roar of lions. It’s like the roar of young lions. They growl as they capture what they were chasing. They carry it off. No one can take it away from them.

The Lord says,“ I will knock down all of Jerusalem’s buildings. I will make it a home for wild dogs. The towns of Judah will be completely destroyed. No one will be able to live in them.”

Why do you prophesy these things in the Lord’ s name? Why do you say that this house will become like Shiloh? Why do you say that this city will be empty and deserted?” And all the people crowded around Jeremiah in the Lord’ s house.

“ I will destroy you. I will bring shame on you in the sight of the nations around you. All those who pass by will see it.

Assyria is like a lion. Where is the lions’ den now? Where did they feed their cubs? Where did all the lions go? In their den they had nothing to fear.

How terrible it will be for you Kerethites who live by the Mediterranean Sea! Philistia, the Lord has spoken against you. What happened to Canaan will happen to you. The Lord says,“ I will destroy you. No one will be left.”

The Lord is going to completely destroy everything on earth. He will twist its surface. He’ll scatter those who live on it.

The Lord couldn’t put up any longer with the evil things you were doing. He hated the things you did. So your land became a curse. It became a dry and empty desert. No one lived there. And that’s the way it still is today.

Does a lion roar in the bushes when it doesn’t have any food? Does it growl in its den when it hasn’t caught anything?

I will be like a lion to Ephraim. I will attack Judah like a powerful lion. I will tear them to pieces. I will drag them off. Then I will leave them. No one will be able to save them.

The Lord says,“ Suppose a shepherd saves only two leg bones from a lion’s mouth. Or he might save only a piece of an ear. That is how the Israelites living in Samaria will be saved. They will only have a board from a bed and a piece of cloth from a couch.”

The Lord says to his people,“ I have destroyed other nations. I have wiped out their forts. I have left their streets deserted. No one walks along them. Their cities are destroyed. They are deserted and empty.

I heard the Lord who rules over all announce a message. He said,“ You can be sure that the great houses will become empty. The fine homes will be left with no one living in them.

Then I said,“ Lord, how long will it be like that?” He answered,“ It will last until the cities of Israel are destroyed. It will last until no one is living in them. It will last until the houses are deserted. The fields will be completely destroyed.

So I will leap on them like a lion. I will hide and wait beside the road like a leopard.I will attack them like a bear that is robbed of her cubs. I will rip them wide open. Like a lion I will eat them up. Like a wild animal I will tear them apart.

Their silver and gold won’t save them on the day the Lord pours out his anger. The whole earth will be burned up when his jealous anger blazes out. Everyone who lives on earth will come to a sudden end.”

A lion has roared. Who isn’t afraid? The Lord and King has spoken. Who can do anything but prophesy?

But I am going to give an order,” announces the Lord.“ I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it. They will capture it and burn it down. And I will completely destroy the towns of Judah. No one will be able to live there.”

Samson went down to Timnah. His father and mother went with him. They approached the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring toward Samson.

“ Jeremiah, prophesy against them. Tell them,“‘ The Lord will roar from heaven like a lion. His voice will sound like thunder from his holy temple there. He will roar loudly against his land. He will shout like those who stomp on grapes in winepresses. He will shout against everyone who lives on earth.

Powerful lions might roar and growl. But their teeth are broken.

I will roar like a lion against my enemies. Then the Lord’ s people will follow him. When he roars, his children will come home trembling with fear. They will return from the west.

Men who are like lions are all around me. I am forced to lie down among people who are like hungry animals. Their teeth are like spears and arrows. Their tongues are like sharp swords.

So a lion from the forest will attack them. A wolf from the desert will destroy them. A leopard will hide and wait near their towns. It will tear to pieces anyone who dares to go out. Again and again they have refused to obey the Lord. They have turned away from him many times.

The Lord says,“ You say about this place,‘ It’s a dry and empty desert. It doesn’t have any people or animals in it.’ The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are now deserted. So they do not have any people or animals living in them. But happy sounds will be heard there once more.