Show Bible Commentary For A Bible Verse

Click here to show/hide instructions.

Selected Verse: Jeremiah 12:8 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Jer 12:8	King James	Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.

Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse

Open All | Close All Open All | Close All

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
is unto me--is become unto Me: behaves towards Me as a lion which roars against a man, so that he withdraws from the place where he hears it: so I withdrew from My people, once beloved, but now an object of abhorrence because of their rebellious cries against Me.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

is unto me--is become unto Me: behaves towards Me as a lion which roars against a man, so that he withdraws from the place where he hears it: so I withdrew from My people, once beloved, but now an object of abhorrence because of their rebellious cries against Me.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
As a lion - Those that were my sheep, are become like lions.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

As a lion - Those that were my sheep, are become like lions.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Mine heritage is unto me as a lion - The people are enraged against me; they roar like a furious lion against their God. They have proceeded to the most open acts of the most flagrant iniquity.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Mine heritage is unto me as a lion - The people are enraged against me; they roar like a furious lion against their God. They have proceeded to the most open acts of the most flagrant iniquity.

Top