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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 5:6 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 5:6 |
King James |
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
lion . . . wolf . . . leopard--the strongest, the most ravenous, and the swiftest, respectively, of beasts: illustrating the formidable character of the Babylonians.
of the evenings--Others not so well translate, of the deserts. The plural means that it goes forth every evening to seek its prey (Psa 104:20; Hab 1:8; Zep 3:3).
leopard . . . watch . . . cities-- (Hos 13:7). It shall lie in wait about their cities. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Evenings - See the margin. From its habit of skulking about in the twilight the wolf is often called the "evening wolf" Hab 1:8; Zep 3:3, but the word used here means a sandy desert.
Leopard - panther. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| A lion - Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldean army are here pointed at under the metaphor of beasts of prey of three kinds; compared to a lion, which denotes his great power, courage, and pride. A wolf - For their greediness and unsatiableness. A leopard - The Chaldean army is compared to a leopard, not for its speed only, but for its vigilancy and subtilty. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Wherefore a lion - Nebuchadnezzar, according to the general opinion; who is called here a lion for his courage and violence, a bear for his rapaciousness, and a leopard for his activity. Dahler supposes the Scythians to be intended, both here and in Jer 4:7. |
7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.